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)
330498000326	101	Sunset Heights School	Public	K-5	15 Osgood Rd.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-3680	355	32	11	43.4%	205 (57.7%)	11 (3.1%)	83 (23.4%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	$15,339							55.9	45.2	135	34
330330200721	102	MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation	Public, Charter	K-8	591 West Hollis Street	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 595-7877	297	13	22.8	11.1%	147 (49.5%)	8 (2.7%)	27 (9.1%)	97 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)								55.8	57.2	93	9
330276000098	103	Dunbarton Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 Robert Rogers Rd.	Dunbarton	03046	Merrimack County	Dunbarton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 774-3181	255	17	15	3.9%	235 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	$15,969							55.7	58.7	88	15
330476000281	104	Boscawen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 BEST Ave.	Boscawen	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 753-6512	235	22	10.6	33.6%	209 (88.9%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$18,227							55.6	59.9	84	20
330213000033	105	Henry W. Moore School	Public	K-8	12 Deerfield Rd.	Candia	03034	Rockingham County	Candia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 483-2251	273	25	10.9	13.9%	237 (86.8%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$19,931							55.6	71.3	55	50
330333000150	106	Tuftonboro Central School	Public	K-6	205 Middle Rd.	Center Tuftonboro	03816	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2050	100	13	7.6	24.0%	90 (90.0%)	2 (2.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,214							55.5	71.1	57	49
330324000139	107	Maple Avenue School	Public	1-4	16 Maple Ave.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 497-3330	524	40	12.9	10.3%	476 (90.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,192							55.5	63.2	75	32
330498000313	108	Birch Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 Birch Hill Dr.	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1820	332	55	6	29.8%	196 (59.0%)	10 (3.0%)	77 (23.2%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$15,368							55.2	53.8	107	1
330228000036	109	Chesterfield Central School	Public	K-8	535 Old Chesterfield Rd.	Chesterfield	03443	Cheshire County	Chesterfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 363-8301	263	26	10.1	16.0%	247 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,560							55.2	49.5	121	12
330594000393	110	School Street School	Public	K-4	13 School St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-6483	66	6	11	66.7%	54 (81.8%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.6%)	$19,543							54.9	33.7	167	57

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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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