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)
330501000328	191	Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	441 Granite Lake Rd.	Nelson	03457	Cheshire County	Nelson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 847-3408	63	7	9	23.8%	59 (93.7%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,452							20.4			(n/a)
330144000003	192	Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	418	43	9.7	14.8%	401 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$23,872							19.9	19.8	205	13
330168000015	193	Josiah Bartlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1313 Us Rte 302	Bartlett	03812	Carroll County	Bartlett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 374-2331	169	19	8.8	30.2%	160 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	$25,986							19.2	27	182	11
330324000138	194	Bartlett Elementary School	Public	1-4	689 Mast Rd.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-2210	180	18	10.1	26.1%	140 (77.8%)	12 (6.7%)	16 (8.9%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,346							18.9	44.6	138	56
330594000392	195	East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St.	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	297	23	12.9	36.7%	264 (88.9%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.1%)	$21,006							18.8	22.9	194	1
330162000012	196	Barnstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Maple St.	Center Barnstead	03225	Belknap County	Barnstead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 269-5161	483	42	11.5	22.6%	470 (97.3%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,232							18.6	24.2	193	3
330705000004	197	Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Twin Mountain Rd.	Whitefield	03598	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 837-3088	278	24	11.4	47.5%	249 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$15,573							18.3	18.5	208	11
330234000040	198	Maple Avenue School	Public	K-5	210 Maple Ave.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4270	270	25	10.8	42.6%	226 (83.7%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.3%)	$21,751							17.8	14.7	216	18
330234000488	199	Disnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Hanover St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4260	255	26	9.8	45.5%	230 (90.2%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$21,759							17.7	25.6	187	12
330378000167	200	Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 School St.	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 336-5332	251	27	9.2	48.6%	212 (84.5%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	$20,615							17.6	16.5	212	12

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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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