Summary:
South Hampton School District in South Hampton, New Hampshire, has one listed elementary school, South Hampton Barnard School, serving grades K–8 with 81 students. Because it is the only school in the South Hampton School District, its academic results represent the district as a whole. The school offers a small-school setting, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1, and a current district ranking at the 86th percentile.
South Hampton Barnard School performs well above New Hampshire averages in all reported subjects. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 80% in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide; 70% in reading, compared with 55%; and 63% in science, compared with 38%. Mathematics is the clearest strength, especially in grades 4, 6, and 8: sixth-grade math reached 100%, fourth grade reached 91%, and eighth grade reached 83%. Upper-grade reading is also strong, with 90% proficiency in sixth grade and 75% in eighth grade. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 75%, more than twice the statewide rate.
Parents should also note the differences among grade levels and the school’s changing results. Third-grade reading was 38%, 13 points below the state rate, making early literacy the most important area to monitor. Mathematics improved substantially from 63% to 80% year over year, while reading fell from 76% to 70% and science declined slightly from 65% to 63%. The school’s ranking also decreased from 7th of 234 schools in 2023–2024 to 56th of 230 in 2025–2026, although it remains a strong four-star school. With only 81 students, individual grade results may shift noticeably from year to year, but the overall picture is of a small, academically successful K–8 school with particularly strong math and upper-grade performance.
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