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Best Public Schools in Belknap County, NH

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Schools

7,314

Students

Districts

Top rankedSanbornton Central School49^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sanbornton Central School up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Inter-Lakes Middle School 8.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	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	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
Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	402	36	11.1	21.1%	374 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	52.8	33^rd of 86 public high schools	61.6%		38.1	49^th of 87 public high schools	43.7%	16	20.0	67.0							20.0							67.0			49.0	49.0
Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	407	44	9.3	15.0%	389 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	26.9	178^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.5%		19.9	192^nd of 234 public elementary schools	17.9%	14			59.0	43.0	14.0	16.0	34.0		29.0	43.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	62.0	46.0	46.0	29.0	22.0		26.0	$23,872
Barnstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Maple St.	Center Barnstead	03225	Belknap County	Barnstead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 269-5161	449	39	11.5	31.0%	436 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	206^th of 224 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.6	196^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.2%	10			14.0	17.0	20.0	13.0	12.0	19.0	16.0	24.0	24.0	53.0	18.0	37.0	38.0	31.0	33.0	31.0		32.0	$19,232
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	69.7	36^th of 132 public middle schools	72.7%		53	54^th of 130 public middle schools	58.5%	18					53.0	61.0	50.0	45.0	52.0			76.0	66.0	58.0	68.0	67.0	35.0	42.0		39.0	$20,625
Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	303	32	9.4	12.5%	283 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.1	51^st of 224 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	49^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.1%	2			79.0	56.0					68.0	63.0	53.0					58.0					$20,042
Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	470	41	11.4	11.3%	450 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45.6	45^th of 86 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	45^th of 87 public high schools	48.3%		28.0	68.0							28.0							68.0			30.0	30.0	$22,043
Gilmanton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1386 NH Rte. 140	Gilmanton IW	03837	Belknap County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 364-5681	335	30	11.1	19.1%	319 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	69	57^th of 224 public elementary schools	74.6%		56.6	98^th of 234 public elementary schools	58.1%	41			54.0	77.0	62.0	49.0	55.0	59.0	59.0	67.0	57.0	67.0	45.0	68.0	69.0	63.0	50.0	31.0		41.0	$17,297
Inter-Lakes High School	Public	9-12	1 Laker Ln.	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	294	27	11.0	25.5%	274 (93.2%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	58.1	28^th of 86 public high schools	67.4%		62.8	28^th of 87 public high schools	67.8%		37.0	71.0							37.0							71.0			33.0	33.0	$26,510
Inter-Lakes Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Laker Ln	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	137	16	8.3	29.9%	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	61.4	45^th of 132 public middle schools	65.9%		61.6	42^nd of 130 public middle schools	67.7%	3							38.0	61.0	47.0					43.0	69.0	54.0		46.0		46.0	$27,226
Inter-Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Laker Ln	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 279-7968	397	42	9.3	33.0%	358 (90.2%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.6	132^nd of 224 public elementary schools	41.1%		42.2	140^th of 234 public elementary schools	40.2%	8			55.0	47.0	33.0	37.0			42.0	54.0	47.0	49.0	50.0			50.0	33.0			33.0	$24,768
Elm Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Elm St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-4113	259	23	11.2	35.1%	230 (88.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	54.2	101^st of 224 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.5	88^th of 234 public elementary schools	62.4%	13			53.0	46.0	61.0				53.0	40.0	51.0	71.0				52.0	38.0			38.0	$18,995
Laconia High School	Public	9-12	345 Union Ave.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-3350	562	56	10.0	34.7%	484 (86.1%)	19 (3.4%)	25 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	13.4	77^th of 86 public high schools	10.5%		21.2	70^th of 87 public high schools	19.5%	7	11.0	45.0							11.0							45.0			25.0	25.0	$21,949
Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	150 McGrath St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-4632	414	37	11.1	43.0%	350 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	27.1	98^th of 132 public middle schools	25.8%		28.9	98^th of 130 public middle schools	24.6%							34.0	33.0	21.0	29.0				48.0	49.0	40.0	46.0		24.0		24.0	$17,835
Pleasant Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Pleasant St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-2168	255	23	11.0	43.1%	216 (84.7%)	9 (3.5%)	17 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	38	140^th of 224 public elementary schools	37.5%		30.3	175^th of 234 public elementary schools	25.2%	35			42.0	31.0	33.0				35.0	26.0	58.0	61.0				48.0	42.0			42.0	$18,998
Woodland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Winter St. Ext.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-8733	318	29	10.9	56.6%	264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	26.3	179^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.1%		15.4	204^th of 234 public elementary schools	12.8%	25			55.0	20.0	33.0				35.0	36.0	24.0	53.0				38.0	29.0			29.0	$18,999
New Hampton Community School	Public	K-5	191 Main St.	New Hampton	03256	Belknap County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-3221	93	8	11.6	35.5%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	61.8	80^th of 224 public elementary schools	64.3%		62.1	80^th of 234 public elementary schools	65.8%				70.0	24.0	33.0				44.0	65.0	71.0	72.0				69.0	44.0			44.0	$20,137
Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	361	30	11.9	21.3%	339 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	39.3	52^nd of 86 public high schools	39.5%		67.9	23^rd of 87 public high schools	73.6%	29	27.0	57.0							27.0							57.0			36.0	36.0	$18,442
Belmont Middle School	Public	5-8	38 School St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-9220	350	32	11.0	29.7%	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	53.9	57^th of 132 public middle schools	56.8%		65.8	35^th of 130 public middle schools	73.1%	22					43.0	48.0	58.0	31.0	45.0			69.0	55.0	67.0	49.0	60.0	36.0	32.0		34.0	$17,773
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Best St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-6568	336	33	10.2	34.8%	314 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	47	122^nd of 224 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.7	159^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.1%	37			42.0	43.0					42.0	51.0	62.0					57.0					$18,619
Sanbornton Central School	Public	K-4	16 Hunkins Pond Rd.	Sanbornton	03269	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 286-8223	177	13	13.4	35.6%	146 (82.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	71.1	49^th of 224 public elementary schools	78.1%		58.9	93^rd of 234 public elementary schools	60.3%	44			59.0	72.0					65.0	50.0	69.0					59.0					$21,788
Winnisquam Regional High School	Public	9-12	435 W. Main St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-4531	357	22	16.2	30.5%	318 (89.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	21.5	71^st of 86 public high schools	17.4%		16.2	79^th of 87 public high schools	9.2%	8	10.0	56.0							10.0							56.0			28.0	28.0	$19,188
Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	76 Winter St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-7143	361	28	12.8	37.4%	318 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	36.3	88^th of 132 public middle schools	33.3%		36.1	88^th of 130 public middle schools	32.3%						50.0	51.0	38.0	32.0	42.0			41.0	47.0	39.0	38.0	41.0	26.0	35.0		31.0	$17,312

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