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)
330483000595	171	Heron Pond Elementary School	Public	2-5	80 Heron Pond Rd.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 673-1811	569	46	12.4	17.4%	487 (85.6%)	5 (0.9%)	39 (6.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	$16,703							32.5	31.7	170	1
330369000161	172	Henniker Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Western Avenue	Henniker	03242	Merrimack County	Henniker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 428-3476	400	36	11.1	18.3%	372 (93.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$19,493							32.1	47.5	128	44
330459000260	173	Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	2519 Elm St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6344	389	30	12.9	43.7%	281 (72.2%)	59 (15.2%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.3%)	$13,750							32.1	22.2	197	24
330489000299	174	Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Rhododendron Rd.	Fitzwilliam	03447	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 585-6611	163	13	12.4	23.3%	149 (91.4%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$21,776							32	29.1	176	2
330414000212	175	Pleasant Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Pleasant St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-2168	266	23	11.5	45.5%	237 (89.1%)	10 (3.8%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$18,998							30.3	21.8	199	24
330699000449	176	Wentworth Elementary School	Public	K-8	1247 Mt. Moosilauke Hwy.	Wentworth	03282	Grafton County	Wentworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 764-5811	68	8	8.5	42.6%	67 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,312							30.3			(n/a)
330615000410	177	Seabrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	256 Walton Rd.	Seabrook	03874	Rockingham County	Seabrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 474-2252	349	42	8.3	48.1%	279 (79.9%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	$20,610							29.6	22.2	198	21
330248000074	178	Pierce Elementary School	Public	K-4	19 Main St.	Bennington	03442	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 588-2131	65	8	8.1	29.2%	62 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$20,182							29.5	52.4	112	66
330333000149	179	Ossipee Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Main St.	Center Ossipee	03814	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-4589	287	35	8.2	57.1%	277 (96.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,905							29.5	19.6	206	27
330476000282	180	Loudon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7039 School St.	Loudon	03307	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 783-4400	259	23	11.4	22.8%	241 (93.1%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$17,525							29.2	38.7	158	22

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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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America