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Milton Elementary School

Q: Is Milton Elementary School a good school?

Milton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Milton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Milton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Milton Elementary School?

Students at Milton Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Milton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Milton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Nute Junior High School High : Nute High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Milton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Milton School District in New Hampshire, with 261 students enrolled. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking 200 out of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academic performance at Milton Elementary School is a significant concern, with only 23% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 32% proficient or better in reading, compared to state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The nearby New Durham Elementary School, Gonic School, and East Rochester School generally outperform Milton Elementary in these key academic metrics. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which is lower than the state average, Milton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools. Addressing the unique challenges faced by the school and its student population, such as resource allocation, teacher professional development, and family engagement, may be crucial in improving educational outcomes and providing a more equitable learning environment for the community.

237

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,725

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 School St.
Milton, NH 03851-4524

(603) 652-4539

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Milton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nute Junior High School
High:	Nute High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 23 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

New Hampshire avg45%

200^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 158Milton School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	214 of 234	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	197 of 211	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	217 of 231	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	219 of 231	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	215 of 229	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	199 of 206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	232 of 242	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	231 of 241	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	225 of 241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	222 of 242	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	225 of 240	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	177 of 236	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.1	185 of 237	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	157 of 182	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	184 of 193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	184 of 187	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	182 of 192	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	180 of 190	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	181 of 186	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	183 of 199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	149 of 168	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	175 of 195	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	219 of 229	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	211 of 229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	220 of 227	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading32%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 vs state

Science18%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

If I really had a choice I wouldn't even give this school a 1 star... Absolutely horrible!!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Milton Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)					NH SAS Reading (2025)					NH SAS Science (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 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	237	20	11.8	41.8%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	14.2	200^th of 224 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.2	214^th of 234 public elementary schools	8.5%	14	30.0	33.0			23.0	24.0	47.0	24.0		32.0	18.0	18.0	$17,725
Valley View Community School	Public	PK, KG-3	79 Thayer Dr.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-4757	245	28	8.7	40.8%	213 (86.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)	47.0				47.0	39.0				39.0			$19,514
Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Kings Highway	Middleton	03887	Strafford County	Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 473-5000	155	14	11.0	33.5%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.2	162^nd of 224 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.3	190^th of 234 public elementary schools	18.8%	28	57.0	21.0	39.0	33.0	39.0	20.0	17.0	57.0	40.0	32.0	43.0	43.0	$18,149
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%)	50.4	112^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.0%		18.8	195^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.7%	83	83.0	35.0	40.0		49.0	71.0	34.0	60.0		53.0	33.0	33.0	$21,006
School Street School	Public	K-4	13 School St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-6483	50	7	7.1	36.0%	44 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)		83.0			74.0		67.0			58.0			$19,543
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple Street	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6481	114	10	11.4	24.6%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	31.1	165^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.3%		43.2	135^th of 234 public elementary schools	42.3%	30	44.0	28.0	54.0		41.0	35.0	39.0	54.0		42.0	23.0	23.0	$16,897
Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	316	33	9.5	37.7%	276 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	20.2	193^rd of 224 public elementary schools	13.8%		10.6	221^st of 234 public elementary schools	5.6%	28	44.0	37.0	28.0		36.0	36.0	35.0	42.0		38.0	17.0	17.0	$15,158
William Allen School	Public	K-5	23 Granite St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2280	280	31	9.0	52.5%	243 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	20.5	191^st of 224 public elementary schools	14.7%		17.3	201^st of 234 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	19.0	32.0	34.0		27.0	19.0	38.0	51.0		34.0	31.0	31.0	$16,689
McClelland School	Public	K-5	59 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-2180	310	33	9.3	37.7%	259 (83.5%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	24.2	182^nd of 224 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.6	203^rd of 234 public elementary schools	13.2%	21	48.0	31.0	30.0		36.0	34.0	23.0	51.0		37.0	31.0	31.0	$15,254
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%)	51.1	111^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.4%		74.1	48^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.5%	63	70.0	45.0	15.0	64.0	48.0	52.0	50.0	60.0	64.0	56.0	25.0	25.0	$33,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Milton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Milton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nute Junior High School
High : Nute High School

Is Milton Elementary School a good school?

Milton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Milton Elementary School?

Students at Milton Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Milton Elementary School in?

Milton School District

How many students attend Milton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Milton Elementary School.

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