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Best Public Schools in Strafford County, NH

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Schools

13,493

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedOyster River High School5^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools

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Biggest riser

East Rochester School up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Early Childhood Learning Center 5.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 (2025)	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
Seacoast Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	171 Watson Road	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Seacoast Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 842-5764	287	21	13.6	12.2%	257 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	31.3	161^st of 224 public elementary schools	28.1%		43.1	136^th of 234 public elementary schools	41.9%	25			33.0	26.0	15.0	23.0	45.0	48.0	31.0	58.0	59.0	52.0	31.0	62.0	61.0	53.0	39.0	61.0		50.0
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	237	20	11.8	41.8%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	14.2	200^th of 224 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.2	214^th of 234 public elementary schools	8.5%	14			30.0	33.0					23.0	24.0	47.0	24.0				32.0	18.0			18.0	$17,725
Nute Junior High School	Public	6-8	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4591	105	9	11.1	48.6%	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	27.5	97^th of 133 public middle schools	27.1%		11.8	119^th of 130 public middle schools	8.5%	22						21.0	20.0	32.0	23.0				41.0	43.0	45.0	43.0		41.0		41.0	$20,307
Nute High School	Public	9-12	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 652-4591	166	16	10.6	41.6%	154 (92.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%		46.7	40^th of 87 public high schools	54.0%	21	20.0	50.0							20.0							50.0			39.0	39.0	$25,294
Barrington Elementary School	Public	1-4	570 Calef Highway	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2641	405	25	16.2	12.8%	379 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	46.5	124^th of 224 public elementary schools	44.6%		45.5	133^rd of 234 public elementary schools	43.2%	9			46.0	45.0					45.0	54.0	53.0					54.0					$17,125
Barrington Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Haley Dr	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-2127	398	33	12.0	10.8%	368 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	52.5	60^th of 133 public middle schools	54.9%		64.6	40^th of 130 public middle schools	69.2%	20					41.0	40.0	39.0	45.0	41.0			48.0	53.0	60.0	60.0	55.0	34.0	34.0		34.0	$16,629
Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	77 Ramsdell Lane	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-5586	137	25	5.4	8.8%	129 (94.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)																					$10,170
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,371	108	12.6	23.1%	1,118 (81.5%)	24 (1.8%)	64 (4.7%)	83 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%		62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%	19	26.0	64.0							26.0							64.0			33.0	33.0	$14,825
Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Daley Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-7200	941	70	13.4	24.7%	745 (79.2%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.6%)	59 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	43	77^th of 133 public middle schools	42.1%		40.1	79^th of 130 public middle schools	39.2%	2					51.0	33.0	41.0	30.0	38.0			64.0	55.0	54.0	50.0	56.0	46.0	38.0		42.0	$13,443
Garrison School	Public	K-4	50 Garrison Rd.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6752	353	29	12.1	14.4%	296 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.1%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	61.1	84^th of 224 public elementary schools	62.5%		57.9	96^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.0%	12			60.0	46.0					54.0	64.0	57.0					61.0					$15,132
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	412	31	13.2	22.1%	308 (74.8%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.1%)	36 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	67.9	62^nd of 224 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	73^rd of 234 public elementary schools	68.8%	11			63.0	62.0					62.0	53.0	62.0					57.0					$14,021
Woodman Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Towle Ave.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-6700	421	35	12.0	44.7%	304 (72.2%)	12 (2.9%)	30 (7.1%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	30.5	167^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.4%		36.1	158^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.5%	9			43.0	34.0					39.0	40.0	49.0					44.0					$19,622
Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	214	39	5.4	36.0%	190 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	40.2	50^th of 86 public high schools	41.9%		10.2	83^rd of 87 public high schools	4.6%	33		57.0														57.0			38.0	38.0	$20,662
Henry Wilson Memorial School	Public	4-8	51 School St	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-2181	271	29	9.3	46.5%	252 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	46.5	71^st of 133 public middle schools	46.6%		51.8	56^th of 130 public middle schools	56.9%	15				45.0	32.0	43.0	20.0	40.0	36.0		47.0	57.0	52.0	44.0	51.0	50.0	30.0	64.0		48.0	$19,523
Valley View Community School	Public	PK, KG-3	79 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-4757	245	28	8.7	40.8%	213 (86.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)			47.0						47.0	39.0						39.0					$19,514
New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	144	17	8.5	23.6%	132 (91.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	51.1	111^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.4%		74.1	48^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.5%	63			70.0	45.0	15.0	64.0			48.0	52.0	50.0	60.0	64.0			56.0	25.0			25.0	$33,403
Mast Way School	Public	K-4	23 Mast Rd.	Lee	03861	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 659-3001	348	27	12.8	8.3%	290 (83.3%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.2%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	89.5	16^th of 224 public elementary schools	92.9%		88.9	15^th of 234 public elementary schools	93.6%	1			71.0	78.0					74.0	72.0	78.0					75.0					$18,573
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	825	67	12.3	7.4%	714 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	39 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%		91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		55.0	86.0							55.0							86.0			55.0	55.0	$19,567
Oyster River Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2155	585	59	9.9	10.4%	493 (84.3%)	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	91.1	8^th of 133 public middle schools	94.0%		91.3	6^th of 130 public middle schools	95.4%	2					53.0	66.0	75.0	65.0	65.0			69.0	66.0	78.0	76.0	73.0	53.0	73.0		64.0	$19,012
Moharimet School	Public	K-4	11 Lee Rd.	Madbury	03823	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2900	309	25	12.3	3.2%	260 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	88.5	18^th of 224 public elementary schools	92.0%		85.7	22^nd of 234 public elementary schools	90.6%	4			76.0	71.0					74.0	75.0	72.0					74.0					$20,949
Oyster River Preschool Education Program	Public	PK-K	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	30	2	15.0	10.0%	25 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	316	33	9.5	37.7%	276 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	20.2	193^rd of 224 public elementary schools	13.8%		10.6	221^st of 234 public elementary schools	5.6%	28			44.0	37.0	28.0				36.0	36.0	35.0	42.0				38.0	17.0			17.0	$15,158
Gonic School	Public	K-5	10 Railroad Ave.	Rochester	03839	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6487	211	20	10.5	38.9%	185 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	45.9	126^th of 224 public elementary schools	43.8%		28.5	184^th of 234 public elementary schools	21.4%	58			54.0	53.0	40.0				48.0	50.0	47.0	55.0				51.0	33.0			33.0	$16,261
McClelland School	Public	K-5	59 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-2180	310	33	9.3	37.7%	259 (83.5%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	24.2	182^nd of 224 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.6	203^rd of 234 public elementary schools	13.2%	21			48.0	31.0	30.0				36.0	34.0	23.0	51.0				37.0	31.0			31.0	$15,254
East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	300	29	10.3	29.7%	263 (87.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	50.4	112^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.0%		18.8	195^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.7%	83			83.0	35.0	40.0				49.0	71.0	34.0	60.0				53.0	33.0			33.0	$21,006
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%		25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%	6	15.0	55.0							15.0							55.0			22.0	22.0	$16,308
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	803	60	13.3	35.7%	689 (85.8%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.5%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	14.6	118^th of 133 public middle schools	11.3%		13.6	117^th of 130 public middle schools	10.0%	1						24.0	26.0	21.0	24.0				35.0	36.0	32.0	34.0		23.0		23.0	$15,684
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	150 Wakefield Street Suite 8	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	96	5	19.2	39.6%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple St	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6481	114	10	11.4	24.6%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	31.1	165^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.3%		43.2	135^th of 234 public elementary schools	42.3%	30			44.0	28.0	54.0				41.0	35.0	39.0	54.0				42.0	23.0			23.0	$16,897
Salmon Falls School	Public	K-5	753 Salmon Falls Rd	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(603) 332-6483	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rollinsford Grade School	Public	K-6	487 Locust St.	Rollinsford	03869	Strafford County	Rollinsford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2351	154	13	12.1	15.6%	138 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	36.1	149^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.5%		58.1	94^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.8%	55			37.0	58.0	21.0	36.0			37.0	32.0	53.0	42.0	60.0			47.0					$21,385
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	399	35	11.4	28.6%	298 (74.7%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%		25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%	6	17.0	45.0							17.0							45.0			30.0	30.0	$20,583
Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	286	30	9.6	38.5%	208 (72.7%)	9 (3.1%)	16 (5.6%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	23.7	104^th of 133 public middle schools	21.8%		15.3	112^th of 130 public middle schools	13.8%	8						15.0	27.0	26.0	23.0				44.0	53.0	45.0	47.0		21.0		21.0	$18,872
Idlehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	46 Stackpole Road	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2435	341	26	13.1	34.9%	242 (71.0%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.9%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$19,929
Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	285	23	12.3	43.5%	204 (71.6%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.0%)	23 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	13.7	203^rd of 224 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.7	211^th of 234 public elementary schools	9.8%	8			38.0	20.0					24.0	34.0	37.0	36.0				36.0	16.0			16.0	$15,502
Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	376	39	9.6	15.7%	368 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	43.3	130^th of 224 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	143^rd of 234 public elementary schools	38.9%	13			69.0	56.0	42.0	36.0	35.0	34.0	45.0	53.0	46.0	43.0	36.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	32.0	50.0		41.0	$15,216

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