Elementary Schools in Shaker Regional School District

Summary:

The Shaker Regional School District in New Hampshire is home to two elementary schools, Belmont Elementary School and Canterbury Elementary School, serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade.

Based on the available data, Canterbury Elementary School emerges as the standout school in the district. It consistently outperforms Belmont Elementary School and the state averages on standardized test scores in math, reading, and science. Canterbury is also ranked significantly higher in the statewide school rankings, placing 29th out of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2023-2024, compared to Belmont's 159th ranking.

Further analysis reveals that Canterbury Elementary has a much lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (10.38%) compared to Belmont Elementary (41.09%), indicating a more advantaged student population at Canterbury. Additionally, Canterbury has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 9.9 compared to 10.0 at Belmont, which may also contribute to its superior academic performance.

District Detail

58 School St.
Belmont, NH 03220-4511

(603) 267-9223

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,137

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
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
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Baptist Rd.	Canterbury	03224	Merrimack County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 783-9944	90	10	9.2	8.9%	86 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	79.0		64.0	79.0		71.0	$17,864
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Best St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-6568	336	33	10.2	34.8%	314 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	47	122^nd of 224 public elementary schools	45.5%		35.7	159^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.1%	37	42.0	43.0	42.0	51.0	62.0	57.0	$18,619

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laconia School District	5.45 mi	5	126^th
Compass Classical Academy Charter School	5.67 mi	2	156^th
Winnisquam Regional School District	6.01 mi	5	112^th
Gilford School District	7.37 mi	3	57^th
Gilmanton School District	7.67 mi	1	52^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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