Summary:
Hampton, New Hampshire, has four schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, with three schools in the Hampton School District and a regional high school in the Winnacunnet Cooperative School District. The schools enroll approximately 1,891 students overall, including 282 at Hampton Centre School, 303 at Adeline C. Marston School, 313 at Hampton Academy, and 993 at Winnacunnet High School.
Adeline C. Marston School is the strongest overall academic performer in the available data, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide and reporting proficiency rates of 68% in math, 71% in reading, and 52% in science. Hampton Academy also performs well, ranking in the 80th percentile with 61% math, 67% reading, and 46% science proficiency. Both schools outperform New Hampshire averages in all three subjects. Winnacunnet High School has a more mixed profile but showed the clearest recent improvement, with math rising 11 points, reading 4 points, and science 6 points year over year. Its reading proficiency is strong at 68%, and its dropout rate is notably below the state rate, although its graduation rate remains slightly below the state average.
Class sizes appear favorable across the area, with reported student-teacher ratios ranging from 8.0 at Hampton Centre School and Hampton Academy to 10.1 at Winnacunnet High School. Hampton Centre School, serving PK–2, has no ranking or assessment results in the supplied data, so it cannot be directly compared academically with the older-grade schools. Parents may want to monitor Hampton Academy’s recent reading and science declines, especially eighth-grade math, while viewing Winnacunnet High School’s recent gains as an encouraging trend.
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