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)
330582000377	21	New Franklin School	Public	K-5	1 Franklin Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 436-0910	259	27	9.7	19.3%	203 (78.4%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.7%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.2%)	$24,986							85.8	96	4	17
330552000520	22	Moharimet School	Public	K-4	11 Lee Rd.	Madbury	03823	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2900	297	25	11.8	7.4%	254 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$20,949							85.7	89.9	11	11
330189000028	23	Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2297 Main St.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Bethlehem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 869-5842	151	15	10	31.8%	132 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$23,363							85.6	77.4	41	18
330519000331	24	Newfields Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Piscassic Rd.	Newfields	03856	Rockingham County	Newfields School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 772-5555	118	11	11	5.1%	116 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,217							85.2	68.6	61	37
330468000274	25	Enfield Village School	Public	PK, KG-4	271 US Route 4	Enfield	03748	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 632-4231	214	18	11.8	21.5%	205 (95.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$26,034							84.9	85.6	24	1
330654000430	26	Sunapee Central School	Public	K-5	22 School St.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 763-5675	159	19	8.2	24.5%	145 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$29,257							84.6	91.4	9	17
330504000329	27	New Boston Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Central School Rd.	New Boston	03070	Hillsborough County	New Boston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 487-2211	512	36	14.2	10.2%	470 (91.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$14,510							84.5	85.7	22	5
330537000345	28	North Hampton School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Atlantic Ave.	North Hampton	03862	Rockingham County	North Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5501	303	37	8.1	4.0%	280 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$25,507							83.9	90.5	10	18
330618000412	29	Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Baptist Rd.	Canterbury	03224	Merrimack County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 783-9944	116	10	11.9	13.8%	112 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$17,864							83.7	66.4	64	35
330147000006	30	Clark-Wilkins School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Boston Post Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-4411	708	53	13.2	4.4%	632 (89.3%)	8 (1.1%)	27 (3.8%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$19,242							83.5	87.8	20	10

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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