Henniker School District

Summary:

The Henniker School District consists of a single elementary school, Henniker Community School, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 398 students. The school's performance has been mixed compared to state averages, with stronger results in mathematics but lower proficiency in reading and science.

Henniker Community School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 96th out of 224 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 172nd out of 234 in 2023-2024. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 44% in 2024-2025 was slightly higher than the state average of 42%, but in reading, its 51% proficiency rate was lower than the state's 55%. The school's science proficiency of 27% in 2024-2025 was significantly below the state average of 38%.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as Henniker Community School has a relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 18.09% in 2023-2024, below the state average. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.8 in 2023-2024 is lower than the state average. These factors suggest the school serves a relatively affluent student population, which could contribute to its academic outcomes, though further analysis would be needed to establish a clear relationship.

District Detail

258 Western Avenue
Henniker, NH 03242-6045

(603) 428-3269

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 402

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 All Grades	Total
Henniker Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Western Avenue	Henniker	03242	Merrimack County	Henniker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 428-3476	402	35	11.3	21.4%	378 (94.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	56.8	96^th of 224 public elementary schools	57.1%		32.1	172^nd of 234 public elementary schools	26.5%	76	74.0	62.0	39.0	23.0	46.0	18.0	44.0	71.0	60.0	61.0	39.0	44.0	30.0	51.0	41.0	13.0	27.0	$19,493

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
John Stark Regional School District	4.9 mi	1	73^rd
Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	5.72 mi	3	116^th
Hopkinton School District	6.23 mi	4	30^th
Weare School District	6.97 mi	2	137^th
Kearsarge Regional School District	7.13 mi	8	62^nd

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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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