Tamworth School District

Tamworth School District has one school, Kenneth A. Brett School, a K–8 elementary school serving 165 students in Tamworth, New Hampshire. Because it is the district’s only school, its results represent the district as a whole. The school has a low 8:1 student-teacher ratio, and 51.52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Families should expect one school serving both elementary and middle-grade students, rather than separate schools for different grade levels.

Academic performance is mixed, with mathematics the clearest area of concern. In 2025–2026, 18% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide. Results were low across every tested grade, ranging from 14% in eighth grade to 26% in fifth grade. Reading was stronger overall, with 39% proficiency compared with 55% statewide, but performance varied considerably by grade: third, fifth, and eighth grades were close to state results, while fourth grade was especially low at 14%. Science was the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, with 28% proficiency compared with 38% statewide.

There are some encouraging signs for families, including a six-point increase in reading proficiency from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 and relatively competitive reading results in several grades. However, mathematics declined four points during the same period, even as statewide math performance improved. The school’s historical ranking also placed it near the bottom of its comparison group, moving from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 13th percentile in 2025–2026; the current listing reports the eighth percentile. Overall, families may want to pay particular attention to schoolwide math support, fourth-grade reading, and the transition into middle grades, while recognizing that the small school size and low student-teacher ratio may allow for individualized attention.