Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
330606000403	81	William E. Lancaster School	Public	K-5	54 Millville St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7059	278	22	12.7	18.3%	224 (80.6%)	8 (2.9%)	29 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$18,870	61.1	70.7	58	23
330476000285	82	Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Whittemore Rd.	Salisbury	03268	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 648-2206	62	8	7.8	14.5%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$22,333	61.1	51.7	116	34
330393000593	83	Hills Garrison Elementary School	Public	2-5	190 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 881-3930	383	21	18.2	19.3%	297 (77.5%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$15,984	60.6	53.1	110	27
330333000565	84	Crescent Lake School	Public	4-6	75 McManus Rd.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-0223	193	17	11.2	24.9%	181 (93.8%)	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,212	60.2	58.6	90	6
330588000521	85	Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Stephen Batchelder Pkwy.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3394	416	32	13	19.5%	380 (91.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$19,733	60.2	60.7	81	4
330404000197	86	Simonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Church St.	Warner	03278	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 456-2241	157	20	8	21.0%	150 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$24,851	59.9	48.7	122	36
330711500456	87	Florence Rideout Elementary School	Public	1-5	18 Tremont St.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 732-9229	240	22	11	21.7%	223 (92.9%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$20,949	59.7	58.4	92	5
330414000209	88	Elm Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Elm St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-4113	260	22	11.8	37.7%	224 (86.2%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	$18,995	59.5	52.1	115	27
330261000087	89	South Range Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Drury Ln.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1219	348	28	12.6	20.1%	290 (83.3%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$20,826	59.4	77.4	42	47
330393000513	90	Nottingham West Elementary School	Public	2-5	10 Pelham Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 595-1570	445	34	13	16.9%	356 (80.0%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (8.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	$13,796	59.2	63.9	72	18

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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.
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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)
330606000403	81	William E. Lancaster School	Public	K-5	54 Millville St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7059	278	22	12.7	18.3%	224 (80.6%)	8 (2.9%)	29 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$18,870							61.1	70.7	58	23
330476000285	82	Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Whittemore Rd.	Salisbury	03268	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 648-2206	62	8	7.8	14.5%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$22,333							61.1	51.7	116	34
330393000593	83	Hills Garrison Elementary School	Public	2-5	190 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 881-3930	383	21	18.2	19.3%	297 (77.5%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$15,984							60.6	53.1	110	27
330333000565	84	Crescent Lake School	Public	4-6	75 McManus Rd.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-0223	193	17	11.2	24.9%	181 (93.8%)	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,212							60.2	58.6	90	6
330588000521	85	Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Stephen Batchelder Pkwy.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3394	416	32	13	19.5%	380 (91.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$19,733							60.2	60.7	81	4
330404000197	86	Simonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Church St.	Warner	03278	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 456-2241	157	20	8	21.0%	150 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$24,851							59.9	48.7	122	36
330711500456	87	Florence Rideout Elementary School	Public	1-5	18 Tremont St.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 732-9229	240	22	11	21.7%	223 (92.9%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$20,949							59.7	58.4	92	5
330414000209	88	Elm Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Elm St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-4113	260	22	11.8	37.7%	224 (86.2%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	$18,995							59.5	52.1	115	27
330261000087	89	South Range Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Drury Ln.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1219	348	28	12.6	20.1%	290 (83.3%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$20,826							59.4	77.4	42	47
330393000513	90	Nottingham West Elementary School	Public	2-5	10 Pelham Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 595-1570	445	34	13	16.9%	356 (80.0%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (8.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	$13,796							59.2	63.9	72	18