Elementary Schools in Chesterfield School District

Summary:

The Chesterfield School District in New Hampshire is home to a single elementary school, Chesterfield Central School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's performance and rankings have fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 109th out of 234 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 138th out of 224 in 2024-2025.

Chesterfield Central School's academic performance on the New Hampshire SAS (Statewide Assessment System) tests has been mixed. While the school's proficiency rates were above the state average in Mathematics for 7th grade and in Reading for 7th and 8th grades, they were below the state average in Mathematics for 4th grade and in Reading for 4th grade. However, the school's proficiency rates in Science were above the state average for all grades and for 8th grade specifically.

The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 16.53% in 2023-2024, and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may serve a more affluent student population and have the resources to provide more individualized attention to its students. Overall, the data indicates that Chesterfield Central School has strengths and weaknesses in its academic performance, and its ranking and performance may be influenced by a variety of factors.

District Detail

193 Maple Avenue
Keene, NH 03431-3392

(603) 357-9002

SchoolDigger Rank:
75^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 253

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Chesterfield Central School	Public	K-8	535 Old Chesterfield Rd.	Chesterfield	03443	Cheshire County	Chesterfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 363-8301	253	23	10.9	13.8%	238 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	39.8	138^th of 224 public elementary schools	38.4%		55.2	109^th of 234 public elementary schools	53.4%	29	48.0	18.0	46.0	41.0	63.0	43.0	44.0	45.0	27.0	54.0	57.0	70.0	63.0	54.0	42.0	51.0	48.0	$19,560

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westmoreland School District	5.32 mi	1	54^th
Monadnock Regional School District	7.1 mi	7	136^th
Hinsdale School District	7.28 mi	3	144^th
Keene School District	8.71 mi	7	84^th
Winchester School District	9.47 mi	1	153^rd

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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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