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Barnstead School District

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At a glance

164^thof 166 New Hampshire districts▼ 14

Better than 1% of New Hampshire districts

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-8

1 Suncook Valley Road
Alton, NH 03809·(603) 875-7890·All New Hampshire district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 1.2% of districts

School

449

Students

Top rankedBarnstead Elementary School225^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Summary:

Barnstead School District has one school, Barnstead Elementary School, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 8 in the Barnstead area.

Because there is only one school, its results represent the district as a whole, with no other local school for comparison. The school enrolls 449 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, and about 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall academic performance is below New Hampshire averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 13% in mathematics, 26% in reading, and 13% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Reading is the strongest subject overall, but the school still trails the state by 29 percentage points.

Performance varies considerably by grade. Fourth-grade reading is the clearest bright spot, with 46% of students proficient—only 6 points below the state rate. The largest concerns are third-grade mathematics, at 11% proficient versus 54% statewide, and fifth-grade reading, at 16% versus 58%. Science also needs attention: proficiency fell from 32% in 2024–2025 to 13% in 2025–2026, with similarly low results in Grades 5 and 8. The school’s ranking declined from the 16th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026. Parents may want to ask about plans for foundational math, fifth-grade reading, science instruction, attendance, interventions, and how the school is building on the stronger fourth-grade reading results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 All Grades	Total
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%)	7.7	225^th of 230 public elementary schools	2.2%		12.7	206^th of 224 public elementary schools	8.0%	19	11.0	19.0	425.0	459.0	18.0	18.0	13.0	17.0	46.0	16.0	23.0	33.0	25.0	26.0	13.0	14.0	13.0	$19,232

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pittsfield School District	4.02 mi	3	149^th
Gilmanton School District	6.27 mi	1	53^rd
Prospect Mountain JMA School District	6.64 mi	1	140^th
Alton School District	7.49 mi	1	124^th
Governor Wentworth Regional School District	7.76 mi	8	101^st

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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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