Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
330467000697	71	Highbridge Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	171 Turnpike Road	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 878-4387	406	30	13.7	19.5%	393 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,245	65.5	55.2	98	27
330231000037	72	Chichester Central School	Public	K-8	219 Main St.	Chichester	03258	Merrimack County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 798-5651	197	21	9.3	12.7%	189 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,689	65.1	54.1	103	31
330264000091	73	Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	393	31	12.6	19.1%	305 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	16 (4.1%)	35 (8.9%)	29 (7.4%)	$14,021	64.5	68.5	62	11
330672000435	74	Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 School St.	Danville	03819	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-5554	285	26	10.9	9.5%	258 (90.5%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$18,886	64.4	62.4	77	3
330579000370	75	Plymouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Old Ward Brg. Rd.	Plymouth	03264	Grafton County	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-1152	387	41	9.4	36.4%	341 (88.1%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.1%)	9 (2.3%)	16 (4.1%)		64.1	53.1	109	34
330252000080	76	Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd.	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	125	14	9.2	8.0%	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$26,440	64	48.4	123	47
330576000368	77	Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	92 Bonner Rd.	Meriden	03770	Sullivan County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 469-3250	206	21	10	3.9%	184 (89.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (4.9%)	$25,485	63.4	63.8	73	4
330248000065	78	Antrim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 588-6371	128	14	9.1	29.7%	120 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	$23,549	63.4	34.4	166	88
330496000147	79	Moultonborough Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Whittier Hwy	Moultonborough	03254	Carroll County	Moultonborough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 476-5535	242	24	10.1	22.7%	229 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)		62.9	60.7	82	3
330522000337	80	New Hampton Community School	Public	K-5	191 Main St.	New Hampton	03256	Belknap County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-3221	104	9	12	29.8%	101 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$20,137	62.1	74.2	52	28

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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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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)
330467000697	71	Highbridge Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	171 Turnpike Road	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 878-4387	406	30	13.7	19.5%	393 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,245							65.5	55.2	98	27
330231000037	72	Chichester Central School	Public	K-8	219 Main St.	Chichester	03258	Merrimack County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 798-5651	197	21	9.3	12.7%	189 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,689							65.1	54.1	103	31
330264000091	73	Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	393	31	12.6	19.1%	305 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	16 (4.1%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$14,021							64.5	68.5	62	11
330672000435	74	Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 School St.	Danville	03819	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-5554	285	26	10.9	9.5%	258 (90.5%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$18,886							64.4	62.4	77	3
330579000370	75	Plymouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Old Ward Brg. Rd.	Plymouth	03264	Grafton County	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-1152	387	41	9.4	36.4%	341 (88.1%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.1%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								64.1	53.1	109	34
330252000080	76	Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd.	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	125	14	9.2	8.0%	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$26,440							64	48.4	123	47
330576000368	77	Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	92 Bonner Rd.	Meriden	03770	Sullivan County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 469-3250	206	21	10	3.9%	184 (89.3%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$25,485							63.4	63.8	73	4
330248000065	78	Antrim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 588-6371	128	14	9.1	29.7%	120 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$23,549							63.4	34.4	166	88
330496000147	79	Moultonborough Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Whittier Hwy	Moultonborough	03254	Carroll County	Moultonborough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 476-5535	242	24	10.1	22.7%	229 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								62.9	60.7	82	3
330522000337	80	New Hampton Community School	Public	K-5	191 Main St.	New Hampton	03256	Belknap County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-3221	104	9	12	29.8%	101 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$20,137							62.1	74.2	52	28