Elementary Schools in Merrimack School District

Summary:

The Merrimack School District in New Hampshire is home to three elementary schools: Thorntons Ferry School, Reeds Ferry School, and James Mastricola Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade and are part of the larger Merrimack School District.

Among the three elementary schools, James Mastricola Elementary School stands out as the top performer. It is ranked among the top 36 elementary schools in New Hampshire for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the Merrimack School District and the state of New Hampshire in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grades. Reeds Ferry School also performs well, with a ranking of 73rd in the state and a 3-star rating, while Thorntons Ferry School has a lower ranking of 117th in the state and a 2-star rating.

The three schools have similar demographic factors, such as free and reduced-price lunch rates and student-teacher ratios, suggesting that factors beyond these metrics may be contributing to the differences in academic performance. The variation in performance among the schools within the same district presents an opportunity for the Merrimack School District to identify and share best practices from the higher-performing schools, such as James Mastricola Elementary, to help improve the outcomes at the other schools.

District Detail

36 McElwain St.
Merrimack, NH 03054-3693

(603) 424-6200

SchoolDigger Rank:
66^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,453

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)			NH SAS Reading (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 All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
James Mastricola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 School St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6218	375	32	11.7	10.9%	326 (86.9%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (5.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	77.3	36^th of 224 public elementary schools	83.9%		69	61^st of 234 public elementary schools	73.9%	25	64.0	69.0	66.0	60.0	68.0	64.0	$17,556
Reeds Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Lyons Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6215	504	43	11.8	11.1%	405 (80.4%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	63.4	73^rd of 224 public elementary schools	67.4%		80.7	35^th of 234 public elementary schools	85.0%	38	64.0	61.0	62.0	54.0	53.0	53.0	$17,552
Thorntons Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Camp Sargent Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 889-1577	504	42	12.1	12.3%	432 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	49.5	117^th of 224 public elementary schools	47.8%		57.1	97^th of 234 public elementary schools	58.5%	20	48.0	52.0	50.0	43.0	61.0	52.0	$17,791

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellheart Chartered Public School	2.06 mi	1
Litchfield School District	2.17 mi	3	95^th
Gate City Charter School For the Arts	4.3 mi	1	154^th
Amherst School District	4.9 mi	2	20^th
Bedford School District	4.94 mi	6	7^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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