Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 224)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
111	New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	144	17	8.5	23.6%	132 (91.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$33,403							51.1	74.1	48	63		330333000148
112	East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St.	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	300	29	10.3	29.7%	263 (87.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	$21,006							50.4	18.8	195	83		330594000392
113	Bartlett Elementary School	Public	1-4	689 Mast Rd.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-2210	177	18	9.8	24.3%	144 (81.4%)	10 (5.6%)	13 (7.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$17,346							50.2	18.9	194	81		330324000138
114	Matthew Thornton Elementary School	Public	1-5	275 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6937	537	47	11.4	12.7%	462 (86.0%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$17,031							49.8	42.5	139	25		330441000233
115	Hills Garrison Elementary School	Public	2-5	190 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 881-3930	354	32	11	16.4%	280 (79.1%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.3%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$15,984							49.7	60.6	83	32		330393000593
116	Lisbon Regional School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Highland Ave.	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 838-5506	106	14	7.5	34.9%	96 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$15,054							49.6	24.4	189	73		330429000533
117	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%)	$17,791							49.5	57.1	97	20		330474000280
118	Dr. L. F. Soule School	Public	K-5	173 South Policy St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7053	270	23	11.5	23.3%	193 (71.5%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.9%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	$19,874							49.4	46.2	132	14		330606000401
119	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	511 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Northwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 942-5488	413	34	12.3	17.4%	388 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$17,581							47.4	53	112	7		330543000348
120	Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-8	432 Main St.	Fremont	03044	Rockingham County	Fremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-2511	353	39	9	16.7%	320 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$17,902							47.3	51.8	117	3		330315000132

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Mathematics, NH SAS Reading, NH SAS Science test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 6, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.