Best Public Schools in Conway, NH

Conway, New Hampshire, has five public and charter schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12, with enrollment concentrated in two larger district schools and smaller charter programs. The Conway School District includes A. Crosby Kennett Middle School and Conway Intermediate School, which together educate about 559 students. The charter schools serve another 208 students, although the two Robert Frost Charter School divisions are especially small.

Academic results vary considerably by school and grade. Robert Frost Charter School (E) has the strongest reported overall reading result, with 60% proficiency compared with 55% statewide, but its mathematics result is much lower at 26%. Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School has made the most noticeable recent progress: math rose 12 points and reading rose 15 points in one year. Its grade 5 and grade 7 reading results—70% and 72%—are among the strongest in the area, although its overall science and mathematics results remain below state levels. A. Crosby Kennett Middle School has the strongest current ranking among the larger comparable schools, while Conway Intermediate School performs relatively well in mathematics and science within the district.

For parents comparing schools, science is the clearest area of concern: every school reporting science results is below the 38% state proficiency rate. Mathematics is also generally weaker than reading, and early-grade reading needs attention at some schools, particularly grade 3 at Northeast Woodland and grade 4 at Conway Intermediate. The district overall ranks in the lower portion of the state, so families may want to ask about science instruction, math support, and reading interventions. The small Robert Frost Charter School (H) reports a 100% graduation rate and no dropouts, but its enrollment of only 12 students means results can change substantially from year to year. Similarly, small-school proficiency rates should be viewed as informative but less stable than results from larger schools.