Best Public Schools in Sunapee, NH

Summary:

The city of Sunapee, New Hampshire is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Sunapee School District. Based on the data provided, Sunapee Central School and Sunapee Senior High School stand out as the top-performing schools in the district, consistently ranking among the best in the state.

Sunapee Central School, the district's elementary school, is ranked 26th out of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts strong academic performance, with 67-70% of students proficient or better in math and 68-79% proficient or better in reading. Sunapee Senior High School is ranked 9th out of 87 New Hampshire high schools and has a 5-star rating, with 54-65% of students proficient or better in math and 71% proficient or better in reading.

The Sunapee School District as a whole appears to be performing well, with all three schools outperforming the state averages on state assessments. The schools also have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 8.2 at Sunapee Central School to 9.7 at Sunapee Middle High School. Additionally, the schools have a predominantly White student population, with relatively small percentages of minority students, which may reflect the overall demographics of the Sunapee community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading (2024)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	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 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Sunapee Middle High School	Public	6-8	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	85	8	10.2	16.5%	78 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	53.4	53^rd of 130 public middle schools	59.2%		72.5	26^th of 134 public middle schools	80.6%	27						67.0	50.0	38.0	53.0				53.0	57.0	48.0	53.0		24.0		24.0	$30,397
Sunapee Central School	Public	K-5	22 School St.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 763-5675	178	18	10.1	22.5%	163 (91.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	84.6	26^th of 234 public elementary schools	88.9%		91.4	9^th of 237 public elementary schools	96.2%	17			73.0	68.0	61.0				67.0	67.0	61.0	76.0				68.0	61.0			61.0	$29,257
Sunapee Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	133	13	10.5	12.0%	119 (89.5%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	89.3	9^th of 87 public high schools	89.7%		87.2	10^th of 85 public high schools	88.2%	1	54.0	71.0							54.0							71.0			70.0	70.0	$30,438

Cities Near Sunapee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	4.34 mi	6	173^rd
New London	5.61 mi	2	27^th
Croydon	5.62 mi	1
Grantham	7.43 mi	1	3^rd
Bradford	7.94 mi	3	68^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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