Best Public Schools in Strafford County, New Hampshire & Rankings

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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
Oyster River Preschool Education Program	Public	PK	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	26	3	8.6	11.5%	20 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
William Allen School	Public	K-5	23 Granite St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2280	292	22	13.2	52.1%	253 (86.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.9%)	17.3	201^st of 234 public elementary schools	14.1%		12.1	220^th of 237 public elementary schools	7.2%	19			45.0	19.0	22.0				28.0	38.0		37.0				30.0	15.0			15.0	$16,689
Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	347	27	12.8	42.4%	291 (83.9%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	10.6	221^st of 234 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.3	222^nd of 237 public elementary schools	6.3%	1			28.0	27.0	19.0				24.0	28.0	30.0	25.0				28.0					$15,158
Gonic School	Public	K-5	10 Railroad Ave.	Rochester	03839	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6487	212	16	13.2	47.2%	187 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	28.5	184^th of 234 public elementary schools	21.4%		28.8	179^th of 237 public elementary schools	24.5%	5			44.0	25.0	31.0				33.0	59.0	41.0	36.0				46.0	15.0			15.0	$16,261
McClelland School	Public	K-5	59 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-2180	303	26	11.6	35.6%	269 (88.8%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	15.6	203^rd of 234 public elementary schools	13.2%		24.5	191^st of 237 public elementary schools	19.4%	12			36.0	24.0	27.0				29.0	33.0	22.0	44.0				34.0	16.0			16.0	$15,254
East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St.	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	297	23	12.9	36.7%	264 (88.9%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	18.8	195^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.7%		22.9	194^th of 237 public elementary schools	18.1%	1			37.0	28.0	28.0				31.0	37.0	27.0	48.0				37.0	13.0			13.0	$21,006
School Street School	Public	K-4	13 School St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-6483	55	6	9.1	58.2%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	54.9	110^th of 234 public elementary schools	53.0%		33.7	167^th of 237 public elementary schools	29.5%	57			23.0	62.0					42.0	62.0	54.0					58.0					$19,543
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,339	97	13.8	33.3%	1,167 (87.2%)	16 (1.2%)	50 (3.7%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (5.9%)	25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%		37.5	50^th of 85 public high schools	41.2%	18	16.0	52.0							16.0							52.0			31.0	31.0	$16,308
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	774	57	13.5	37.0%	672 (86.8%)	11 (1.4%)	31 (4.0%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	13.6	117^th of 130 public middle schools	10.0%		12.2	125^th of 134 public middle schools	6.7%	8						25.0	26.0	14.0	22.0				34.0	41.0	26.0	34.0		13.0		13.0	$15,684
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	Rochester School Department	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	77	5	15.4	42.9%	68 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple Street	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6481	111	8	13.8	35.1%	98 (88.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	43.2	135^th of 234 public elementary schools	42.3%		29.8	173^rd of 237 public elementary schools	27.0%	38			21.0	69.0	21.0				33.0	47.0	62.0	53.0				53.0	32.0			32.0	$16,897
Rollinsford Grade School	Public	K-6	487 Locust St.	Rollinsford	03869	Strafford County	Rollinsford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2351	146	12	12.6	19.2%	134 (91.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	58.1	94^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.8%		29	177^th of 237 public elementary schools	25.3%	83			65.0	40.0	43.0	35.0			45.0	65.0	33.0	78.0	71.0			60.0	39.0			39.0	$21,385
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	410	36	11.3	29.3%	311 (75.9%)	9 (2.2%)	19 (4.6%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%		17.7	70^th of 85 public high schools	17.6%	3	12.0	52.0							12.0							52.0			34.0	34.0	$20,583
Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	309	31	10.0	37.5%	223 (72.2%)	8 (2.6%)	16 (5.2%)	29 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	15.3	112^th of 130 public middle schools	13.8%		16.9	115^th of 134 public middle schools	14.2%	3						14.0	28.0	19.0	21.0				31.0	43.0	37.0	37.0		14.0		14.0	$18,872
Idlehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	46 Stackpole Road	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2435	329	25	13.4	40.4%	249 (75.7%)	6 (1.8%)	16 (4.9%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.3%)								(n/a)																					$19,929
Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	287	23	12.7	40.4%	216 (75.3%)	6 (2.1%)	18 (6.3%)	21 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	12.7	211^th of 234 public elementary schools	9.8%		26.3	186^th of 237 public elementary schools	21.5%	25			27.0	18.0	23.0				23.0	31.0	27.0	41.0				33.0	20.0			20.0	$15,502
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,418	108	13.1	22.4%	1,181 (83.3%)	26 (1.8%)	51 (3.6%)	80 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.4%)	62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%		45.2	39^th of 85 public high schools	54.1%	10	36.0	61.0							36.0							61.0			48.0	48.0	$14,825
Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Daley Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-7200	972	68	14.2	25.2%	770 (79.2%)	12 (1.2%)	44 (4.5%)	62 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (8.3%)	40.1	79^th of 130 public middle schools	39.2%		43.9	74^th of 134 public middle schools	44.8%	5					44.0	36.0	32.0	29.0	35.0			64.0	52.0	51.0	48.0	53.0	40.0	37.0		39.0	$13,443
Garrison School	Public	K-4	50 Garrison Rd.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6752	364	30	12.1	15.4%	318 (87.4%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	57.9	96^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.0%		72.5	53^rd of 237 public elementary schools	77.6%	43			52.0	60.0					56.0	42.0	63.0					54.0					$15,132
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	413	29	14.2	21.8%	309 (74.8%)	10 (2.4%)	20 (4.8%)	38 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	64.5	73^rd of 234 public elementary schools	68.8%		68.5	62^nd of 237 public elementary schools	73.8%	11			52.0	64.0					58.0	52.0	61.0					56.0					$14,021
Woodman Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Towle Ave.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-6700	444	36	12.3	44.6%	328 (73.9%)	10 (2.3%)	22 (5.0%)	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.1%)	36.1	158^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.5%		42.2	146^th of 237 public elementary schools	38.4%	12			38.0	33.0					35.0	44.0	55.0					50.0					$19,622
Seacoast Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	171 Watson Road	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Seacoast Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 842-5764	288	21	13.7	12.2%	261 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	43.1	136^th of 234 public elementary schools	41.9%		44.5	139^th of 237 public elementary schools	41.4%	3			40.0	23.0	21.0	40.0	52.0	38.0	35.0	68.0	47.0	52.0	70.0	66.0	59.0	60.0	32.0	41.0		37.0
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	261	21	12.3	39.1%	242 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	12.2	214^th of 234 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.5	226^th of 237 public elementary schools	4.6%	12			30.0	10.0	21.0				20.0	30.0	30.0	31.0				30.0	26.0			26.0	$17,725
Nute Junior High School	Public	6-8	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4591	101	10	9.9	43.6%	97 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	11.8	119^th of 130 public middle schools	8.5%		16.4	117^th of 134 public middle schools	12.7%	2							24.0		10.0				26.0	35.0	36.0	32.0		10.0		10.0	$20,307
Nute High School	Public	9-12	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 652-4591	162	14	11.7	41.4%	151 (93.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	46.7	40^th of 87 public high schools	54.0%		12.8	76^th of 85 public high schools	10.6%	36		52.0														52.0			47.0	47.0	$25,294
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	838	67	12.5	8.5%	729 (87.0%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (1.8%)	45 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	9^th of 85 public high schools	89.4%	4	53.0	80.0							53.0							80.0			62.0	62.0	$19,567
Oyster River Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2155	618	57	10.8	10.5%	520 (84.1%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.1%)	45 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	91.3	6^th of 130 public middle schools	95.4%		92.7	6^th of 134 public middle schools	95.5%						48.0	70.0	74.0	76.0	68.0			77.0	72.0	77.0	65.0	73.0	52.0	64.0		59.0	$19,012
Moharimet School	Public	K-4	11 Lee Rd.	Madbury	03823	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2900	298	25	11.9	9.4%	255 (85.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	85.7	22^nd of 234 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.9	11^th of 237 public elementary schools	95.4%	11			76.0	60.0					68.0	81.0	67.0					74.0					$20,949
Mast Way School	Public	K-4	23 Mast Rd.	Lee	03861	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 659-3001	331	27	12.2	9.4%	277 (83.7%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.1%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	88.9	15^th of 234 public elementary schools	93.6%		89.1	14^th of 237 public elementary schools	94.1%	1			79.0	70.0					74.0	73.0	68.0					70.0					$18,573
Barrington Elementary School	Public	1-4	570 Calef Highway	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2641	418	30	13.9	10.8%	390 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	45.5	133^rd of 234 public elementary schools	43.2%		53.3	108^th of 237 public elementary schools	54.4%	25			58.0	40.0					49.0	52.0	41.0					47.0					$17,125
Barrington Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Haley Dr.	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-2127	395	32	12.3	13.2%	366 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	64.6	40^th of 130 public middle schools	69.2%		57.4	49^th of 134 public middle schools	63.4%	9					36.0	55.0	45.0	38.0	44.0			55.0	58.0	59.0	64.0	59.0	34.0	47.0		39.0	$16,629
Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	77 Ramsdell Lane	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-5586	156	10	15.6	7.1%	147 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$10,170
Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	232	21	11.0	35.3%	209 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	10.2	83^rd of 87 public high schools	4.6%		10.8	80^th of 85 public high schools	5.9%	3	10.0	43.0							10.0							43.0			17.0	17.0	$20,662
Henry Wilson Memorial School	Public	4-8	51 School St.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-2181	275	29	9.4	41.1%	256 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	51.8	56^th of 130 public middle schools	56.9%		59	47^th of 134 public middle schools	64.9%	9				55.0	48.0	45.0	40.0	49.0	47.0		51.0	60.0	33.0	56.0	53.0	51.0	41.0	45.0		43.0	$19,523
Valley View Community School	Public	PK, KG-3	79 Thayer Dr.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-4757	247	27	9.1	38.1%	223 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)								(n/a)			27.0						27.0	41.0						41.0					$19,514
New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	158	16	9.9	27.8%	147 (93.0%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74.1	48^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.5%		83.8	29^th of 237 public elementary schools	87.8%	19			63.0	59.0	36.0	90.0			64.0	57.0	59.0	71.0	80.0			66.0	50.0			50.0	$33,403
Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd.	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	394	36	11.0	15.7%	384 (97.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41.8	143^rd of 234 public elementary schools	38.9%		47.1	129^th of 237 public elementary schools	45.6%	14			38.0	54.0	28.0	38.0	56.0	43.0	43.0	53.0	41.0	44.0	59.0	61.0	47.0	51.0	38.0	47.0		42.0	$15,216

Best Public Schools in Strafford County, NH

Oyster River High School

Oyster River Middle School

Mast Way School

Moharimet School

New Durham Elementary School

Barrington Middle School

Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street

Dover Senior High School

Rollinsford Grade School

Garrison School

School Street School

Henry Wilson Memorial School

Nute High School

Barrington Elementary School

Maple Street Magnet School

Seacoast Charter School

Strafford School

Dover Middle School

Woodman Park School

Gonic School

Somersworth High School

Spaulding High School

East Rochester School

William Allen School

McClelland School

Somersworth Middle School

Rochester Middle School

Maple Wood Elementary School

Milton Elementary School

Nute Junior High School

Chamberlain Street School

Farmington Senior High School

Bud Carlson Academy

Early Childhood Learning Center

Idlehurst Elementary School

Oyster River Preschool Education Program

Valley View Community School

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