Summary:
New London has two listed schools serving 352 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade: Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School at New London and Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London, both part of the Kearsarge Regional School District. The elementary school serves most students, with 330 enrolled, while the preschool has 22. Since no middle or high school is listed in New London, older students may attend schools elsewhere in the regional district.
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School at New London is the clear academic standout. It ranks 34th out of 230 New Hampshire schools for 2025–2026, placing it around the 85th percentile statewide and earning four stars. Students performed above both district and state averages in every reported subject: 64% were proficient in mathematics, 68% in reading, and 54% in science. Mathematics showed the largest advantage over the state, at 20 percentage points. The school also improved substantially from the previous year, with mathematics increasing from 51% to 64%. Third grade was especially strong, with 75% proficiency in both math and reading, while fifth-grade math, at 50%, is the main area parents may want to monitor.
Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London is a much smaller early-childhood program and does not have reported test scores or a statewide ranking, so its academic performance cannot be directly compared with the elementary school. It reports a slightly lower student-teacher ratio, 11.0:1 versus 11.7:1 at the elementary school. Its reported free/reduced-price lunch rate is also higher, 27.27% compared with 11.21%, though the preschool’s small enrollment makes this percentage sensitive to changes involving only a few students. Overall, the available data points to a strong elementary option with favorable staffing levels and recent academic momentum, alongside a small preschool program with limited publicly reported outcome data.
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