Summary:
Contoocook Valley School District serves approximately 1,936 students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 across 11 schools in a largely small-town New Hampshire area. The district includes eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, with most elementary schools enrolling fewer than 100 students. Overall, the district ranks near the middle of New Hampshire districts, but results vary considerably by school and subject.
Elementary performance is strongest at Hancock Elementary School and Francestown Elementary School. Hancock ranks in the 86th percentile statewide, with 61% math and 74% reading proficiency. Francestown has the highest reading result, at 79%, and strong math performance at 64%. Greenfield Elementary School has the district’s best math result at 82%, although its reading proficiency is only 38%, making it a clear subject-specific success story with a reading need. Pierce Elementary School has improved sharply in the rankings and posts above-state reading results despite serving a higher-need student population. In contrast, Temple Elementary School and Antrim Elementary School have some of the weakest elementary math results.
At the middle-school level, Great Brook School is stronger in reading, while South Meadow School leads in mathematics; science is a weakness at both schools. The most significant districtwide concern is Conval Regional High School, where math proficiency is 19%, far below the state’s 44%, though reading is slightly above the state average. Parents may also note that Conval’s 89.2% graduation rate and low dropout rate are better than state figures. Overall, families should compare individual schools carefully, consider multi-year results because small cohorts can produce large swings, and pay particular attention to math and science support.
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