Best Public Schools in Chesterfield, NH

Summary:

Chesterfield, New Hampshire is home to a single elementary school, Chesterfield Central School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Chesterfield School District, which is ranked 61 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chesterfield Central School stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency. The school outperforms the state average in these subject areas, with especially impressive results in grades 6-7 mathematics and 5th and 8th grade reading. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 46% exceeds the statewide average of 34%. However, there are some areas, such as 3rd grade mathematics and 4th grade reading, where the school's proficiency rates lag behind the state, indicating potential opportunity gaps that the school may want to address.

The student population at Chesterfield Central School is predominantly white (93.92%), with a relatively low percentage of students (15.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a stable socioeconomic demographic. The school also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1, which allows for more individualized attention and support for students. While the school's overall ranking has fluctuated in recent years, its current 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger indicates that it is providing a quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NH SAS Mathematics (2024)							NH SAS Reading (2024)							NH SAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Chesterfield Central School	Public	K-8	535 Old Chesterfield Rd.	Chesterfield	03443	Cheshire County	Chesterfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 363-8301	263	26	10.1	16.0%	247 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	55.2	109^th of 234 public elementary schools	53.4%		49.5	121^st of 237 public elementary schools	48.9%	12	38.0	42.0	52.0	68.0	71.0	46.0	55.0	43.0	42.0	67.0	64.0	59.0	50.0	55.0	43.0	46.0	45.0	$19,560

Cities Near Chesterfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westmoreland	5.01 mi	1	118^th
Swanzey	6.82 mi	4	148^th
Hinsdale	7.59 mi	3	165^th
Keene	8.32 mi	10	119^th
Winchester	9.52 mi	1	170^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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