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)
330624000733	211	Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	281	25	11.4	44.8%	215 (76.5%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	$15,502							12.7	26.3	186	25
330329900712	212	Gate City Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Henry Clay Dr	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Gate City Charter School For the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 943-5273	151	11	13.7	29.1%	120 (79.5%)	4 (2.6%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.9%)								12.6	25.2	188	24
330366000020	213	Haverhill Cooperative Middle School	Public	4-8	175 Morrill Dr.	North Haverhill	03774	Grafton County	Haverhill Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 787-2100	226	24	9.4	37.6%	218 (96.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,306							12.5	14.9	215	2
330061600295	214	Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	249	21	11.7	33.7%	238 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$17,725							12.2	9.5	226	12
330693000023	215	Weare Middle School	Public	4-8	16 East Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7555	524	44	11.9	20.4%	477 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)								11.9	14.2	218	3
330498000322	216	Mt. Pleasant School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Manchester St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 966-2400	286	30	9.4	67.5%	134 (46.9%)	4 (1.4%)	124 (43.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$16,311							11.9	16.2	213	3
330714000459	217	Winchester School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Parker St.	Winchester	03470	Cheshire County	Winchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 239-4721	357	29	12.3	55.2%	340 (95.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$18,495							11.8	10.9	223	6
330459000262	218	Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Michigan Avenue	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6347	483	39	12.5	42.9%	255 (52.8%)	68 (14.1%)	77 (15.9%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	$14,094							11.8	10.8	224	6
330675000441	219	Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	864 2nd NH Tpke.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 542-5888	100	9	11.7	41.0%	97 (97.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,173							10.7			(n/a)
330234000038	220	Bluff School	Public	K-5	10 Summit Rd.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4273	173	20	8.6	50.3%	155 (89.6%)	4 (2.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	$21,760							10.6	9.3	227	7

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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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