Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 234)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
330594000386	201	William Allen School	Public	K-5	23 Granite St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2280	281	21	13.3	54.8%	244 (86.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	$16,689							17.3	12.1	220	19
330186000163	202	Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 State Street	Berlin	03570	Coos County	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 752-5311	422	39	10.8	62.3%	384 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$19,855							16.6	24.4	192	10
330594000391	203	McClelland School	Public	K-5	59 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-2180	346	24	14.4	39.0%	309 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,254							15.6	24.5	191	12
330414000213	204	Woodland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Winter St. Ext.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-8733	304	31	9.8	65.1%	253 (83.2%)	8 (2.6%)	14 (4.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	$18,999							15.4	21.3	201	3
330476000283	205	Penacook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Village St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 753-4891	330	28	11.9	37.6%	284 (86.1%)	8 (2.4%)	16 (4.8%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,138							14.9	16.7	211	6
330489000305	206	Troy Elementary School	Public	K-6	44 School St.	Troy	03465	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 242-7741	135	11	11.9	40.7%	120 (88.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$21,029							14.6	30.1	172	34
330261000085	207	Grinnell School	Public	K-5	6 Grinnell Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-1238	333	29	11.3	35.1%	258 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$16,436							14.3	16.7	210	3
330573000509	208	Pittsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Bow St.	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 435-8432	219	29	7.5	43.8%	202 (92.2%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$17,172							13.6	24.9	190	18
330459000252	209	Jewett School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 S. Jewett St.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6336	453	34	13.5	38.6%	253 (55.8%)	23 (5.1%)	98 (21.6%)	28 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	$14,968							13.4	15.3	214	5
330331600741	210	Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	53 Technology Lane	Conway	03818	Carroll County	Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 374-7896	156	13	12.1	16.7%	148 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								12.8	17.7	209	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Mathematics, NH SAS Reading, NH SAS Science test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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