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)
330594000388	221	Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	298	27	11	44.6%	251 (84.2%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$15,158							10.6	11.3	222	1
330498000310	222	Amherst Street School	Public	K-5	71 Amherst St.	Nashua	03064	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-1700	293	26	11.1	61.1%	127 (43.3%)	7 (2.4%)	128 (43.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$21,318							10.5	10.2	225	3
330498000508	223	Fairgrounds Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Blanchard St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2220	500	39	12.8	62.2%	197 (39.4%)	14 (2.8%)	230 (46.0%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.4%)	$14,699							9.7	19.9	204	19
330498000320	224	Ledge Street School	Public	K-5	139 Ledge St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2120	414	43	9.6	69.3%	124 (30.0%)	12 (2.9%)	233 (56.3%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$15,198							8.5	5.8	233	9
330678000442	225	Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Taylor Way	Sanbornville	03872	Carroll County	Wakefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 522-8891	450	39	11.5	29.8%	422 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$16,298							8.2	13	219	6
330531000343	226	Richards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 School St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-3710	323	36	9	64.4%	304 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$17,990							8.1	6.9	231	5
330459000485	227	McDonough School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Lowell St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6373	446	42	10.6	62.1%	189 (42.4%)	44 (9.9%)	151 (33.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.9%)	$14,681							8	7.4	229	2
330459000254	228	Parker-Varney School	Public	PK, KG-4	223 James Pollack Dr.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6338	396	32	12.3	53.3%	190 (48.0%)	55 (13.9%)	83 (21.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.9%)	$13,317							7.5	3.7	234	6
330330100718	229	Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Elm Street	Northfield	03276	Belknap County	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 729-3370	101	13	7.7	61.4%	91 (90.1%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								7.2	2.2	236	7
330498000486	230	Dr. Norman W. Crisp School	Public	K-5	50 Arlington St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2100	385	35	10.9	72.7%	140 (36.4%)	13 (3.4%)	175 (45.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.5%)	$16,021							4.9	3.6	235	5

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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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