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)
330423000220	51	Mt. Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 White Ave.	West Lebanon	03784	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 298-8202	234	18	13	34.2%	159 (67.9%)	12 (5.1%)	20 (8.5%)	28 (12.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$28,396							72.9	55.7	97	46
330248000072	52	Peterborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17 High St.	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 924-3828	238	27	8.8	26.1%	225 (94.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$24,508							72.6	76.6	45	7
330666000433	53	Thornton Central School	Public	K-8	1886 NH Rte. 175	Thornton	03285	Grafton County	Thornton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 726-8904	185	23	8	25.4%	172 (93.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$19,780							72.2	76.1	46	7
330404000198	54	Sutton Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	28 Newbury Road	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 927-4215	85	9	10	16.5%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	3 (3.5%)	$23,996							71.2	75	48	6
330606000400	55	William T. Barron Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Butler St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7067	385	26	14.6	10.6%	310 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$15,629							71.2	65.1	68	13
330423000217	56	Hanover Street School	Public	K-4	193 Hanover St.	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 448-2945	328	34	9.6	29.0%	263 (80.2%)	7 (2.1%)	13 (4.0%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$26,830							71.1	66.1	65	9
330159000011	57	Auburn Village School	Public	K-8	11 Eaton Hill Rd.	Auburn	03032	Rockingham County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 483-2769	654	47	13.9	6.4%	609 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$14,270							70.8	79.4	36	21
330381000169	58	Holderness Central School	Public	K-8	19 School Rd.	Holderness	03245	Grafton County	Holderness School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-2538	152	20	7.7	16.4%	143 (94.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$26,488							70.3	74.9	49	9
330331400730	59	Windham Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Drive	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 236-7900	351	19	18.4	2.0%	315 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								69.7	74.8	50	9
330441000473	60	South Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	88 South Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-6956	469	48	9.7	14.9%	429 (91.5%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,961							69.1	52.1	114	54

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide