Gilmanton School District

Gilmanton School District has one school, Gilmanton Elementary School, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. The school enrolls about 335 students and combines elementary and middle-grade education in one building, so there are no separate schools to compare within the district. Its student-teacher ratio is 11.1 to 1, and about 19.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

Gilmanton Elementary School has shown strong recent progress. Its ranking improved from 98th of 234 schools in 2023–2024 to 37th of 230 in 2025–2026, while its percentile rose from the 58th to the 84th percentile. In 2025–2026, the school exceeded New Hampshire proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science: 55% versus 44% in math, 62% versus 55% in reading, and 56% versus 38% in science. Science was the clearest relative strength, improving 15 percentage points from the previous year. Grade 5 was especially strong in mathematics and reading, while Grade 8 performed well in reading and science.

The main area for parents and district leaders to watch is Grade 7. Only 34% of seventh graders were proficient in mathematics and 39% in reading, both below statewide results. This stands out because Grade 6 results were generally above the state, and Grade 8 showed recovery, particularly in reading and science. Families may want to ask about supports during the transition into seventh grade, including tutoring, early identification of learning needs, and coordination between sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade teachers. Overall, the school offers above-state academic performance and a positive upward trend, with a concentrated middle-grade challenge rather than uniformly weak results.