Best Public Schools in Bradford, NH

Summary:

The city of Bradford, New Hampshire is home to three elementary schools: Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford, Sutton Central Elementary School, and Kearsarge Regional Preschool Bradford, all part of the Kearsarge Regional School District.

Among these schools, Sutton Central Elementary School stands out as the top performer, ranking 48th out of 237 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently excels in reading and science, with 63-79% of students proficient or better in these subjects in 2024-2025, outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford maintains a 3-star rating and performs well in mathematics, with 52% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district and state averages of 46% and 42%, respectively.

The schools also differ in their free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios. Sutton Central Elementary School has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 16.28% compared to Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford at 22.16%, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.6 compared to 9.1. The preschool program, Kearsarge Regional Preschool Bradford, has a higher student-teacher ratio of 14, which could be an area for improvement.

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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
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Public	K-5	163 Old Warner Rd.	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 938-5959	177	17	10.3	23.7%	170 (96.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	54.8	100^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.4%		48.7	124^th of 234 public elementary schools	47.0%	24	64.0	48.0	35.0	52.0	56.0	47.0	70.0	56.0	40.0	40.0	$23,176
Sutton Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	28 Newbury Road	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 927-4215	87	9	9.8	13.8%	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	60.2	88^th of 224 public elementary schools	60.7%		71.2	54^th of 234 public elementary schools	76.9%	34		57.0	21.0	42.0		50.0	79.0	63.0	58.0	58.0	$23,996

Cities Near Bradford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Sutton	4.07 mi	2	68^th
Sunapee	7.64 mi	3	26^th
New London	7.66 mi	2	51^st
Warner	8.87 mi	1	42^nd
Lempster	9.69 mi	2	109^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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