Summary:
The Gilmanton School District has one elementary school, Gilmanton Elementary School, located in Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire; it serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade and enrolls approximately 335 students.
Because it is the district’s only school, Gilmanton Elementary’s results provide a useful picture of the district as a whole. The school performed above New Hampshire averages in all three tested subjects in 2025–2026: 55% of students were proficient in mathematics, 62% in reading, and 56% in science, compared with 44%, 55%, and 38% statewide. Science showed the largest advantage, 18 percentage points above the state, while reading was the school’s strongest overall subject. The school’s statewide ranking also improved considerably, moving from 98th in 2023–2024 to 37th in 2025–2026, placing it around the 84th percentile.
Performance is especially strong in grades 3–5 and 8. Fourth-grade math proficiency reached 75%, fifth-grade math reached 68%, and fifth-grade reading reached an impressive 82%. Eighth graders also performed well in reading and science, at 71% and 59% proficiency. The main area for parents and school leaders to watch is seventh grade: math proficiency was 34% and reading proficiency was 39%, both below state averages. Results improved again in eighth grade, suggesting that seventh grade may reflect a particularly challenging cohort or transition period. The school’s 11.1:1 student-teacher ratio is relatively low and may support individualized attention. Overall, the available data describe a small K–8 school with strong statewide performance, notable recent ranking gains, and a specific need for added support in seventh-grade academics.
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