Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Summary:

The Governor Wentworth Regional School District in New Hampshire comprises 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

The data reveals significant variation in academic performance across the district's schools. Carpenter School, New Durham Elementary School, and Tuftonboro Central School stand out as top performers, with high proficiency rates in mathematics and reading that exceed district and state averages. In contrast, Ossipee Central School and Effingham Elementary School lag behind in academic achievement.

The data also suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with higher rates of economic disadvantage tend to have lower proficiency scores, highlighting the need to address equity and resource allocation across the district. Additionally, the transition from elementary to middle school appears to be an area of concern, as some students struggle to maintain the strong performance they exhibited in the earlier grades.

District Detail

140 Pine Hill Road
Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-0190

(603) 569-1658

SchoolDigger Rank:
93^rd of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,077

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)			55.0						55.0	48.0						48.0					$18,909
Effingham Elementary School	Public	K-6	6 Partridge Cove Rd.	Effingham	03882	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-6032	120	11	11.3	41.7%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	30.9	166^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.9%		47	129^th of 234 public elementary schools	44.9%	37			33.0	29.0		63.0			35.0	28.0	24.0	27.0	63.0			35.0	36.0			36.0	$23,347
Kingswood Regional High School	Public	9-12	396 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2055	729	66	11.0	26.6%	688 (94.4%)	9 (1.2%)	13 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	45.9	43^rd of 86 public high schools	50.0%		58.3	33^rd of 87 public high schools	62.1%	10	29.0	65.0							29.0							65.0			33.0	33.0	$21,553
New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	144	17	8.5	23.6%	132 (91.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	51.1	111^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.4%		74.1	48^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.5%	63			70.0	45.0	15.0	64.0			48.0	52.0	50.0	60.0	64.0			56.0	25.0			25.0	$33,403
Ossipee Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Main St.	Center Ossipee	03814	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-4589	276	36	7.6	52.5%	264 (95.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	177^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.0%		29.5	179^th of 234 public elementary schools	23.5%	2			39.0	43.0	28.0	53.0			41.0	34.0	41.0	45.0	34.0			38.0	24.0			24.0	$15,905
Tuftonboro Central School	Public	K-6	205 Middle Rd.	Center Tuftonboro	03816	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2050	99	13	7.6	24.2%	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	99^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.8%		55.5	106^th of 234 public elementary schools	54.7%	7			55.0	45.0	48.0	50.0			49.0	64.0	67.0	71.0	43.0			62.0	19.0			19.0	$25,214
Kingswood Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	404 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3689	345	37	9.3	32.8%	328 (95.1%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54.3	56^th of 132 public middle schools	57.6%		50.2	59^th of 130 public middle schools	54.6%	3							44.0	42.0	43.0					54.0	61.0	58.0		37.0		37.0	$20,384
Crescent Lake School	Public	4-6	75 McManus Rd.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-0223	181	17	10.6	32.0%	165 (91.2%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)				57.0	37.0	57.0			51.0		56.0	61.0	61.0			59.0	47.0			47.0	$18,212

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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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