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)
330459000250	141	Highland-Goffes Falls School	Public	PK, KG-4	2021 Goffs Falls Rd.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6334	337	31	10.9	45.7%	191 (56.7%)	27 (8.0%)	75 (22.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	$13,509							42.2	48.3	124	17
330004200683	142	Strong Foundations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Riverwood Dr.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Strong Foundations Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 225-2715	336	27	12.3	20.2%	293 (87.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								41.8	20.4	203	61
330642000427	143	Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd.	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	394	36	11	15.7%	384 (97.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,216							41.8	47.1	129	14
330246000054	144	Abbot-Downing School	Public	PK, KG-5	152 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0827	345	28	12.2	28.1%	301 (87.2%)	8 (2.3%)	15 (4.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$12,732							41.7	37.8	162	18
330329000706	145	Polaris Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Coolidge Ave	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Polaris Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 634-0034	122	10	12.7	24.6%	72 (59.0%)	9 (7.4%)	18 (14.8%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.9%)								41.5	53.9	106	39
330248000070	146	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	860 Forest Rd.	Greenfield	03047	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 547-3334	90	10	9	18.9%	81 (90.0%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$22,572							40.3	61.6	79	67
330246000496	147	Beaver Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Sewalls Fall Rd.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0853	362	32	11.4	40.1%	283 (78.2%)	28 (7.7%)	10 (2.8%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$14,924							40	21.6	200	53
330522000332	148	Bristol Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 School St.	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 744-2761	203	15	13.3	42.4%	184 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$20,307							39.9	40.2	154	6
330702000450	149	Westmoreland School	Public	K-8	40 Glebe Rd.	Westmoreland	03467	Cheshire County	Westmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 399-4421	117	13	9.1	21.4%	111 (94.9%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$18,223							39.5	42.8	145	4
330003500141	150	Edward Fenn School	Public	K-5	169 Main St.	Gorham	03581	Coos County	Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 466-3334	147	15	9.8	32.7%	133 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$18,041							39	52.2	113	37

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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.

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