Best Public Schools in Effingham, NH

Summary:

The city of Effingham, New Hampshire has only one school, the Effingham Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and has a student population of 108. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 89th out of 237 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 166th out of 224 in 2024-2025.

Effingham Elementary School's proficiency rates on state assessments (NH SAS) are generally below the state and Governor Wentworth Regional School District averages in both mathematics and reading. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 35% in mathematics and 35% in reading, compared to the state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The school's performance on science assessments is also below the state average, with a 36% proficiency rate in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 38%.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.7, the Effingham Elementary School serves a population with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 38.89% in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school may face additional challenges in supporting its students' academic needs, and further interventions and strategies may be necessary to improve student learning and achievement.

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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 6th 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 All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Effingham Elementary School	Public	K-6	6 Partridge Cove Rd.	Effingham	03882	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-6032	120	11	11.3	41.7%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	30.9	166^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.9%		47	129^th of 234 public elementary schools	44.9%	37	33.0	29.0	63.0	35.0	28.0	24.0	27.0	63.0	35.0	36.0	36.0	$23,347

Cities Near Effingham

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ossipee	6.01 mi	1
Freedom	6.54 mi	1	156^th
Center Ossipee	7.8 mi	1	145^th
Sanbornville	11.34 mi	1	160^th
Center Tuftonboro	12.94 mi	1	76^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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