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)
330210000032	91	Campton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 NH Rte. 175	Campton	03223	Grafton County	Campton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 726-3931	281	30	9.3	30.6%	259 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$20,857							59.2	65.7	66	25
339997210031	92	Heartwood Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Davenport Rd	Jefferson	03583	Coos County	Heartwood Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 696-1856	67	6	11.1	32.8%	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)								59			(n/a)
330730000464	93	Sanbornton Central School	Public	K-4	16 Hunkins Pond Rd.	Sanbornton	03269	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 286-8223	179	14	12.6	40.8%	150 (83.8%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	$21,788							58.9	35.9	164	71
330597000396	94	Rollinsford Grade School	Public	K-6	487 Locust St.	Rollinsford	03869	Strafford County	Rollinsford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2351	146	12	12.6	19.2%	134 (91.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$21,385							58.1	29	177	83
330441000234	95	North Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	19 Sanborn Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6933	484	41	11.8	11.6%	429 (88.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$16,507							58	57.1	94	1
330264000090	96	Garrison School	Public	K-4	50 Garrison Rd.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6752	364	30	12.1	15.4%	318 (87.4%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$15,132							57.9	72.5	53	43
330474000280	97	Thorntons Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Camp Sargent Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 889-1577	535	41	13	9.5%	463 (86.5%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.6%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.9%)	$17,791							57.1	44.3	140	43
330321000136	98	Gilmanton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1386 NH Rte. 140	Gilmanton IW	03837	Belknap County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 364-5681	359	31	11.5	15.6%	340 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$17,297							56.6	77.2	43	55
330639000426	99	James Faulkner Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 School St.	Stoddard	03464	Cheshire County	Stoddard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 446-3348	54	6	9	27.8%	52 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$21,127							56.4	45	136	37
330558000361	100	Pembroke Hill School	Public	K-4	300 Belanger Dr.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9000	330	33	10	24.5%	291 (88.2%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$20,430							56.2	43.8	142	42

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America