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)
330459000505	181	Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Youville St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6321	487	44	11.1	57.7%	248 (50.9%)	43 (8.8%)	121 (24.8%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.1%)	$11,611							29.1	29.7	174	7
330660000432	182	Kenneth A. Brett School	Public	K-8	881 Tamworth Rd.	Tamworth	03886	Carroll County	Tamworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 323-7271	184	24	7.8	54.3%	167 (90.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$30,927							29	22.3	196	14
330261000607	183	Ernest P. Barka Elementary School	Public	K-5	21 Eastgate Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 434-2430	522	37	13.9	24.7%	444 (85.1%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (7.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	$17,959							28.8	39.3	156	27
330594000389	184	Gonic School	Public	K-5	10 Railroad Ave.	Rochester	03839	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6487	192	17	11.2	38.0%	170 (88.5%)	3 (1.6%)	8 (4.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$16,261							28.5	28.8	179	5
330480000289	185	Milan Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11 Bridge St.	Milan	03588	Coos County	Milan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 449-3306	120	9	13.6	32.5%	110 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	$15,097							27.2	46	132	53
330459000248	186	Green Acres School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Jack Lovering Drive	Manchester	03109	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6330	435	31	14	21.8%	312 (71.7%)	11 (2.5%)	47 (10.8%)	32 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$13,229							26.2	40.3	153	33
330730000204	187	Southwick School	Public	K-4	50 Zion Hill Rd.	Northfield	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-3611	287	25	11.4	41.8%	253 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$15,141							26.1	33.4	168	19
330705000453	188	Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	35 Ice Pond Road	Lancaster	03584	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 788-4924	351	39	8.9	41.9%	326 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$12,274							25.5	24.9	189	1
330429000533	189	Lisbon Regional School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Highland Ave.	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 838-5506	144	16	8.9	38.9%	130 (90.3%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,054							24.4	26.5	185	4
330477000725	190	Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Kings Highway	Middleton	03887	Carroll County	Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 473-5000	153	14	10.9	36.6%	148 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,149							23.3	38.6	160	30

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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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