Elementary Schools in Gilford School District

Summary:

The Gilford School District in New Hampshire is home to one standout elementary school, Gilford Elementary School. This school has consistently ranked among the top 60 elementary schools in the state, with a current ranking of 51 out of 224 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Gilford Elementary School outperforms both the district and state averages in mathematics and reading proficiency, with 68% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 58% proficient or better in reading.

The school's strong academic performance is complemented by favorable demographic factors. Gilford Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 15.21% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest a well-resourced learning environment that may contribute to the school's success.

While Gilford Elementary School is a high-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve its performance, particularly in reading proficiency, where the school's performance is slightly lower than the district average. Overall, the data indicates that Gilford Elementary School is a standout institution within the Gilford School District, providing a quality education to its students and consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

District Detail

2 Belknap Mountain Road
Gilford, NH 03249-6843

(603) 527-9215

SchoolDigger Rank:
57^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: K-13
Students: 1,050

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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 All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	303	32	9.4	12.5%	283 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.1	51^st of 224 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	49^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.1%	2	79.0	56.0	68.0	63.0	53.0	58.0	$20,042

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laconia School District	2.69 mi	5	126^th
Shaker Regional School District	7.37 mi	4	91^st
Gilmanton School District	9.03 mi	1	52^nd
Winnisquam Regional School District	9.47 mi	5	112^th
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	9.61 mi	4	64^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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