Best Public Schools in Atkinson, NH

Summary:

The city of Atkinson, New Hampshire is home to a single standout elementary school, Atkinson Academy, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 385 students. Atkinson Academy is part of the Timberlane Regional School District, which is ranked 92 out of 158 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Atkinson Academy is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in New Hampshire. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 91st out of 224 elementary schools statewide, with impressive proficiency rates in mathematics (52%), reading (60%), and science (38%) that exceed the district and state averages. The school's strong academic performance is likely aided by its favorable student-teacher ratio of 14:1.

While Atkinson Academy serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 6.23% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's academic success is still noteworthy. The school's consistent top rankings and high proficiency rates on state assessments suggest that it is one of the best-performing elementary schools in the Timberlane Regional School District and the state of New Hampshire.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)				NH SAS Reading (2025)				NH SAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Atkinson Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Academy Ave.	Atkinson	03811	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 362-5521	364	30	12.1	5.2%	312 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	58.6	91^st of 224 public elementary schools	59.4%		66.2	69^th of 234 public elementary schools	70.5%	22	54.0	69.0	34.0	52.0	56.0	69.0	55.0	60.0	38.0	38.0	$18,885

Cities Near Atkinson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plaistow	2.16 mi	3	122^nd
Hampstead	2.72 mi	2	60^th
Salem	3.63 mi	11	72^nd
Newton	5 mi	2	53^rd
Windham	5.16 mi	5	32^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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