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)
330328000699	111	Mill Falls Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	100 William Loeb Dr	Manchester	03109	Hillsborough County	Mill Falls Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 232-5176	168	7	24	17.9%	96 (57.1%)	16 (9.5%)	25 (14.9%)	14 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)								53.4	64.3	69	42
330543000348	112	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	511 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Northwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 942-5488	388	36	10.7	16.5%	374 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,581							53	62.7	76	36
330405000201	113	Fuller Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Elm St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-1245	310	27	11.4	32.9%	276 (89.0%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$18,710							52.6	44.8	137	24
330225000035	114	Chester Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Murphy Dr.	Chester	03036	Rockingham County	Chester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 887-3621	502	46	10.8	4.6%	447 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,814							52.5	51.5	117	3
330555000600	115	Pelham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	61 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 635-8875	756	52	14.4	8.2%	638 (84.4%)	9 (1.2%)	57 (7.5%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$15,500							52.2	65.4	67	48
330300000124	116	Henry Wilson Memorial School	Public	4-8	51 School St.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-2181	287	33	8.8	39.4%	261 (90.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$19,523							51.8	49.6	120	4
330315000132	117	Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-8	432 Main St.	Fremont	03044	Rockingham County	Fremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-2511	375	35	10.7	12.0%	338 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$17,902							51.8	37.1	163	46
330608000477	118	Memorial School	Public	3-5	31 W. Main St.	Newton	03858	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-5251	276	26	10.7	6.2%	250 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$27,226							51.5	38	161	43
330498000315	119	Charlotte Ave Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Charlotte Ave.	Nashua	03064	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1940	333	33	10	21.9%	232 (69.7%)	4 (1.2%)	60 (18.0%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$14,479							50.8	55	99	20
339997410033	120	Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	K-6	10 Sharon Road	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 602-1560	195	11	17.4	6.2%	186 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)								50.5	57	95	25

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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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