Summary:
Effingham, New Hampshire, is a small community with one publicly listed school: Effingham Elementary School, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. The school enrolls about 120 students and is part of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District. There are no middle or high schools listed in Effingham, so students generally continue their education outside the community after elementary school.
Effingham Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1, which may support smaller instructional groups. Academic results are mixed overall. In 2025–2026, 39% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 43% in the district and 44% statewide. Reading was the school’s largest concern, with 36% proficient versus 54% in the district and 55% statewide. Science proficiency was 30%, below both the district’s 34% and the state’s 38%. Mathematics improved four percentage points from the prior year, while reading was nearly unchanged and science declined six points.
Performance varies considerably by grade. Sixth-grade mathematics was a standout strength, with 67% of students proficient—higher than both the district’s 57% and the state’s 43%. In contrast, fourth grade was the clearest area for improvement: only 22% were proficient in mathematics and 28% in reading. Reading results were below district and state levels in every tested grade, making literacy the broadest schoolwide priority. The school’s ranking also declined from the 45th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026, although results may fluctuate because the school and individual grade cohorts are small. Parents may want to ask how the school is strengthening reading instruction, supporting fourth-grade students, and applying the successful sixth-grade mathematics practices more broadly.
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