Summary:
Lyme, New Hampshire, has one public school, Lyme Elementary School, serving approximately 187 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school is part of the Lyme School District, so its results represent the district as a whole. Located in a small community, the school offers a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3 students per teacher and has earned a five-star rating based on consistently strong performance.
Academically, Lyme Elementary performs well above New Hampshire averages in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, 89% of students were proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide; 85% were proficient in reading, compared with 55% statewide; and 78% were proficient in science, compared with 38% statewide. Math is the school’s strongest overall subject, with especially impressive results in fourth grade, where proficiency reached 100%, and eighth grade, where it reached 93%. Reading was strongest in eighth grade at 100%, while eighth-grade science reached 89%. These results suggest that strong performance extends across both elementary and middle grades rather than being limited to one age group.
The school’s rankings have remained excellent, placing ninth out of 230 schools in 2025–2026, second out of 224 the prior year, and 17th out of 234 two years earlier. It has stayed in the top 20 statewide and received five stars in all three reported years. Recent results also show a 9-point improvement in math and a substantial 15-point increase in science, while reading remained essentially stable. Parents may wish to watch fifth grade, where reading proficiency was 71% and science proficiency was 59%, the school’s lowest grade-level results, although both still exceeded state averages. Overall, Lyme Elementary is a small, high-performing K–8 school with broad academic strengths and a strong record of consistent achievement.
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