Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
330299000118	41	North Walpole School	Public	2-4	17 Cray Rd.	North Walpole	03609	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 445-5450	87	8	11.4	24.1%	80 (92.0%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,376	76.4	48.2	125	84
330279000100	42	East Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	5 Andrews Ln.	East Kingston	03827	Rockingham County	East Kingston School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 642-3511	118	16	7.6	8.5%	112 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$21,619	76.2	52.4	111	69
330528000340	43	Newmarket Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	243 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 659-2192	474	42	11.4	20.5%	398 (84.0%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.5%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$25,542	75.7	62	78	35
330387000175	44	Hooksett Memorial School	Public	3-5	5 Memorial Dr.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9890	427	29	14.7	15.9%	375 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$15,570	75.1	81.8	31	13
330408000208	45	Kensington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Amesbury Rd.	Kensington	03833	Rockingham County	Kensington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 772-5705	143	17	8.3	8.4%	135 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$23,317	74.7	78.2	40	5
330396000183	46	Sandwich Central School	Public	K-6	28 Squam Lake Rd.	Center Sandwich	03227	Carroll County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 284-7712	76	8	9	10.5%	71 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,444	74.4			(n/a)
330328600704	47	The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	419 South Broadway 2nd Floor	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	The Birches Academy of Academics & Art A Public Charter Sch	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 458-6399	235	16	14.4	7.2%	195 (83.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.0%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)		74.3	86.6	21	26
330333000148	48	New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	158	16	9.9	27.8%	147 (93.0%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,403	74.1	83.8	29	19
330318000133	49	Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	309	33	9.3	15.2%	283 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$20,042	73.2	69.8	60	11
330648000429	50	Stratham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Gifford Farm Rd.	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Stratham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 772-5413	520	46	11.3	6.2%	477 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,425	72.9	81.3	32	18

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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.
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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)
330299000118	41	North Walpole School	Public	2-4	17 Cray Rd.	North Walpole	03609	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 445-5450	87	8	11.4	24.1%	80 (92.0%)	2 (2.3%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,376							76.4	48.2	125	84
330279000100	42	East Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	5 Andrews Ln.	East Kingston	03827	Rockingham County	East Kingston School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 642-3511	118	16	7.6	8.5%	112 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$21,619							76.2	52.4	111	69
330528000340	43	Newmarket Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	243 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 659-2192	474	42	11.4	20.5%	398 (84.0%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.5%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$25,542							75.7	62	78	35
330387000175	44	Hooksett Memorial School	Public	3-5	5 Memorial Dr.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9890	427	29	14.7	15.9%	375 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$15,570							75.1	81.8	31	13
330408000208	45	Kensington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Amesbury Rd.	Kensington	03833	Rockingham County	Kensington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 772-5705	143	17	8.3	8.4%	135 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$23,317							74.7	78.2	40	5
330396000183	46	Sandwich Central School	Public	K-6	28 Squam Lake Rd.	Center Sandwich	03227	Carroll County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 284-7712	76	8	9	10.5%	71 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,444							74.4			(n/a)
330328600704	47	The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	419 South Broadway 2nd Floor	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	The Birches Academy of Academics & Art A Public Charter Sch	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 458-6399	235	16	14.4	7.2%	195 (83.0%)	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.0%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								74.3	86.6	21	26
330333000148	48	New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	158	16	9.9	27.8%	147 (93.0%)	4 (2.5%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,403							74.1	83.8	29	19
330318000133	49	Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	309	33	9.3	15.2%	283 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$20,042							73.2	69.8	60	11
330648000429	50	Stratham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Gifford Farm Rd.	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Stratham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 772-5413	520	46	11.3	6.2%	477 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,425							72.9	81.3	32	18