Summary:
The Grantham Village School is the only elementary school in the Grantham School District, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 6 in Grantham, New Hampshire. The school has 258 students, a 12.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and provides the academic profile for the entire district.
Grantham Village School is a standout statewide performer. It ranked first among 230 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026 and also ranked first the previous year, after placing sixth in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, 93% of students met proficiency standards in mathematics, 88% in reading, and 89% in science. These results were far above New Hampshire averages of 44% in mathematics, 55% in reading, and 38% in science. Since this is the only elementary school in the district, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the school’s results effectively represent the district’s performance.
The strongest and most consistent subject is mathematics, with grade-level proficiency ranging from 93% to 95% in Grades 3 through 6. Reading performance was also excellent overall, although it varied more by grade: 79% of third graders were proficient compared with 95% of sixth graders, making Grade 3 reading the clearest area to monitor. Science was especially impressive, reaching 89% proficiency in Grade 5 and improving by 15 percentage points from the prior year. Overall, families will find a small elementary school with consistently high achievement, strong results across tested grades and subjects, and improving year-over-year performance. The school’s reported free/reduced-price lunch rate was 4.26% in 2024–2025, an important piece of context when comparing it with schools serving different student populations.
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