Elementary Schools in Franklin School District

Summary:

The Franklin School District in New Hampshire has only one elementary school, the Paul A. Smith School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of New Hampshire elementary schools over the past three years.

Paul A. Smith School's academic performance on the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS) is significantly below the state averages in both mathematics and reading for all grades as well as 3rd grade specifically. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to have only 40% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 27% proficient or better in reading, compared to the state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. Additionally, the Franklin School District as a whole is ranked 155 out of 158 school districts in New Hampshire and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1, which is typically considered a positive factor for student learning, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (58.36%) indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the school's ongoing academic challenges and suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement within the Franklin School District.

District Detail

119 Central St.
Franklin, NH 03235-1136

(603) 934-3108

SchoolDigger Rank:
155^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 842

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)		NH SAS Reading (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Paul A. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-3	41 Daniel Webster Dr.	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-4144	261	33	7.9	55.9%	234 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								(n/a)	40.0	40.0	27.0	27.0	$22,561

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winnisquam Regional School District	2.48 mi	5	112^th
Compass Classical Academy Charter School	3.07 mi	2	156^th
Merrimack Valley School District	5.26 mi	7	88^th
Hill School District	6.11 mi	1
Andover School District	8.42 mi	1	98^th

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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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