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Best Public Schools in Wilton, NH

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At a glance

Schools

488

Students

Top rankedFlorence Rideout Elementary School141^st of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Wilton, New Hampshire, has three public schools serving grades 1–12 in the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District: Florence Rideout Elementary School for grades 1–5, Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School for grades 6–8, and Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School for grades 9–12. Together, the schools enroll about 488 students, providing a small-school setting in a largely rural New Hampshire community.

The schools have similar statewide rankings, with the high school currently highest at the 40th percentile, followed closely by the elementary school at the 39th percentile and the middle school at the 36th percentile. Academic results are mixed. Mathematics is the clearest area for improvement: proficiency is 46% at the elementary school, 34% at the middle school, and 26% at the high school, compared with 44% statewide. Reading results are closer to one another, ranging from 49% to 50%, but remain below the 55% state average. The elementary school’s strongest results are in fourth grade, where both math and reading exceed state averages. The middle school’s standout result is eighth-grade reading, with 73% proficiency, while sixth-grade reading is much weaker at 30%.

The high school stands out for student completion outcomes rather than test scores. Its 95% graduation rate is above the 87% statewide rate, and its reported dropout rate is 0%. High school science also improved substantially, rising to 37% proficiency, nearly matching the state. Parents should note that small enrollments can make year-to-year results fluctuate, so individual percentages may reflect cohort differences. Overall, the district’s priorities appear to be strengthening math instruction from elementary school through high school, improving early and middle-grade reading, and maintaining the high school’s strong graduation and student-retention results. The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District also reports relatively low student-teacher ratios, although staffing levels alone do not determine academic outcomes.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th 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 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School	Public	6-8	57 School Rd.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 732-9230	130	15	8.6	23.8%	122 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	39	88^th of 138 public middle schools	36.2%		35	89^th of 132 public middle schools	32.6%	1						34.0	35.0	33.0	34.0				30.0	50.0	73.0	50.0		36.0		36.0	$22,386
Florence Rideout Elementary School	Public	1-5	18 Tremont St.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 732-9229	211	21	9.8	22.3%	196 (92.9%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	41.4	141^st of 230 public elementary schools	38.7%		35	151^st of 224 public elementary schools	32.6%	10			46.0	57.0	38.0				46.0	40.0	54.0	54.0				50.0	33.0			33.0	$20,949
Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School	Public	9-12	57 School Rd.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 732-9230	147	16	9.1	15.6%	141 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	37.2	53^rd of 89 public high schools	40.4%		29	65^th of 86 public high schools	24.4%	12	26.0	49.0							26.0							49.0			37.0	37.0	$23,690

Cities Near Wilton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford	2.65 mi	5	127^th
Lyndeborough	3.7 mi	1
Mont Vernon	4.96 mi	1	5^th
Temple	5.45 mi	1
Amherst	6.13 mi	3	20^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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