Best Public Schools in Cornish, NH

Summary:

Cornish, New Hampshire is home to a single school, Cornish Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is the only one in the Cornish School District, which is ranked 109 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornish Elementary School's academic performance on the NH SAS tests is mixed compared to state and district averages. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 21% in 6th grade to 62% in 4th grade, with an overall grade-level average of 41%, slightly below the state average of 42%. In Reading, the school's proficiency rates range from 36% in 6th grade to 55% in 8th grade, with an overall average of 51%, below the state average of 55%. However, in Science, the school's proficiency rates are above the state average, at 33% for 5th grade and 55% for 8th grade, with an overall average of 43%.

Cornish Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 4.41% and a student-teacher ratio of 8.5, lower than the state average. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 76th out of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 135th out of 224 in 2024-2025. Similarly, the school's SchoolDigger rating has varied, with 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 2 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025.

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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 6th 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 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd.	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	137	13	10.6	16.8%	132 (96.4%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	41.1	135^th of 224 public elementary schools	39.7%		64	76^th of 234 public elementary schools	67.5%	59	54.0	62.0	42.0	21.0	36.0	41.0	46.0	54.0	50.0	36.0	55.0	51.0	33.0	55.0	43.0	$26,440

Cities Near Cornish

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meriden	5.16 mi	1	43^rd
West Lebanon	9.01 mi	1	19^th
Lebanon	9.85 mi	4	71^st
Claremont	10.1 mi	7	151^st
Croydon	11.67 mi	1

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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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