Summary:
Chesterfield School District has one elementary school, Chesterfield Central School, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 253 students and has a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1, giving families a single local option that spans both elementary and middle-school years.
Chesterfield Central School performs above New Hampshire averages overall. In 2025–2026, 53% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide; 62% were proficient in reading, compared with 55%; and 47% were proficient in science, compared with 38%. Reading was the school’s strongest subject overall, while science had the lowest overall proficiency but still exceeded the state average. Results were especially strong in Grades 7 and 8. Grade 7 recorded 88% proficiency in both math and reading, while Grade 8 exceeded state averages in math, reading, and science.
Performance is uneven across grade levels, so families may want to look beyond the schoolwide averages. Grade 5 mathematics was the clearest area of concern, with 19% proficiency compared with 43% statewide, while Grade 4 math and reading were also below state averages. In contrast, the school’s all-grade math and reading results improved by 9 and 8 percentage points, respectively, from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; science remained essentially stable. The school’s recent ranking has fluctuated, placing 123rd out of 230 schools in 2025–2026, while the Chesterfield School District ranked 60th out of 166 districts. Overall, the school offers above-average achievement, particularly in the upper grades, with Grade 5 mathematics deserving the closest attention.
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