Best Public Schools in Cornish, NH

Summary:

Cornish, New Hampshire is home to a single standout school, Cornish Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 125 students. The school is part of the Cornish School District, which is ranked 56 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornish Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across multiple grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's overall proficiency rates were 51% in math and 57% in reading, compared to the state averages of 41% and 53%, respectively. The school's strongest academic performance is in 3rd grade math, where 92% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, which likely contributes to its strong academic results.

While Cornish Elementary School's student population is highly homogeneous, with 98.4% of students identifying as White, the school has a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 8% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance has also been on an upward trend, with its statewide ranking improving from 139th out of 233 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 76th out of 234 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating increasing from 2 to 3 stars during this time period.

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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 All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th 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
Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd.	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	125	14	9.2	8.0%	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	64	76^th of 234 public elementary schools	67.5%		48.4	123^rd of 237 public elementary schools	48.1%	47	92.0	62.0	33.0	51.0	58.0	54.0	60.0	55.0	57.0	40.0	36.0	38.0	$26,440

Cities Near Cornish

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meriden	5.16 mi	1	44^th
West Lebanon	9.01 mi	1	72^nd
Lebanon	9.85 mi	4	38^th
Claremont	10.1 mi	7	161^st
Croydon	11.67 mi	1

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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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