Best Public Schools in Bethlehem, NH

Summary:

The city of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Bethlehem Elementary School, Profile Junior High School, and Profile Senior High School. These schools, part of the Profile School District and the Bethlehem School District, have demonstrated strong academic performance, with several standout schools in the region.

Bethlehem Elementary School stands out as a top-performing school, ranked 23rd out of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently achieves high test scores, with 70% or more of students proficient or better in reading across all grades in 2024-2025, and an impressive 88% proficiency rate in 5th-grade reading. Similarly, Profile Junior High School is ranked 14th out of 130 New Hampshire middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating, and boasts strong mathematics and reading proficiency rates.

While Profile Senior High School has a higher mathematics proficiency rate (46% in 2024-2025) than the state average (42%), its science proficiency (33% in 2024-2025) is lower than the state average (39%). Additionally, the school has a 89.1% four-year graduation rate and a 2.5% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. These insights suggest that the Bethlehem area has a strong educational system, with several high-performing schools, but also highlights the need for continued support and improvement in certain areas to ensure the success of all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2297 Main St.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Bethlehem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 869-5842	142	13	10.9	35.9%	121 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	71.1	48^th of 224 public elementary schools	78.6%		85.6	23^rd of 234 public elementary schools	90.2%	25			57.0	65.0	41.0	43.0			54.0	64.0	62.0	88.0	71.0			70.0	47.0			47.0	$23,363
Profile Junior High School	Public	7-8	691 Profile Rd.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Profile School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 823-7411	83	9	8.9	15.7%	76 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	77.3	20^th of 132 public middle schools	84.8%		86	14^th of 130 public middle schools	89.2%	6							54.0	47.0	51.0					72.0	72.0	72.0		47.0		47.0	$21,653
Profile Senior High School	Public	9-12	691 Profile Rd.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Profile School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 823-7411	133	15	8.8	28.6%	118 (88.7%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	63.2	25^th of 86 public high schools	70.9%		78	16^th of 87 public high schools	81.6%	9	46.0	70.0							46.0							70.0			33.0	33.0	$27,132

Cities Near Bethlehem

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Littleton	4.96 mi	5	133^rd
Whitefield	5.95 mi	2	144^th
Franconia	6.08 mi	1	14^th
Jefferson	13.52 mi	1
Lisbon	13.63 mi	3	89^th

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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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