Lyme School District

Summary:

The Lyme School District in New Hampshire is home to a single standout school, Lyme Elementary School, which serves grades K-8 and has an enrollment of 195 students. This exceptional institution has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing 2nd out of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Lyme Elementary School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with students significantly outperforming state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 53% to 96%, compared to the state average of 38% to 53%. Similarly, in reading, the school's proficiency rates range from 65% to 100%, far exceeding the state average of 49% to 57%. The school's science proficiency rates of 67% for 5th grade and 59% for 8th grade also surpass the state averages of 38% and 37%, respectively.

Lyme Elementary School's success can be attributed to its efficient resource allocation, as evidenced by its low student-teacher ratio of 8.2, and its ability to provide a high-quality, equitable education to students from diverse backgrounds, with only 6.15% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's consistent improvement in rankings over the past three years, moving from 25th in 2022-2023 to 17th in 2023-2024 and now 2nd in 2024-2025, further demonstrates its commitment to continuous enhancement and student-centered learning.

District Detail

38 Union Street
Lyme, NH 03768-0117

(603) 795-4431

SchoolDigger Rank:
4^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 187

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
Lyme Elementary School	Public	K-8	35 Union Street	Lyme	03768	Grafton County	Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 795-2125	187	14	13.3	2.1%	167 (89.3%)	4 (2.1%)	7 (3.7%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	96.3	2^nd of 224 public elementary schools	99.1%		87.8	17^th of 234 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	89.0	81.0	67.0	85.0	96.0	53.0	80.0	78.0	88.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	65.0	86.0	67.0	59.0	63.0	$25,001

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dresden School District	8.14 mi	2	3^rd
Hanover School District	8.18 mi	1	8^th
Mascoma Valley Regional School District	11.41 mi	4	71^st
Piermont School District	11.61 mi	1
Lebanon School District	11.75 mi	4	37^th

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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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