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Alton Central School (Elem)

Public Grades PK, KG-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Alton Central School (Elem) is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Alton, New Hampshire, with 418 students. The school is part of the Alton School District, which is ranked 131 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alton Central School (Elem) consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools, typically in the 170s-200s out of around 230-240 schools. The school's performance on the NH SAS assessments is generally below the state averages in mathematics, reading, and science across all grade levels. Compared to nearby schools, Alton Central School (Elem) performs worse than higher-ranked schools like Gilmanton Elementary School and New Durham Elementary School, but better than lower-ranked schools like Barnstead Elementary School and Pittsfield Elementary School.

While female students at Alton Central School (Elem) perform better than male students, the school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of New Hampshire elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, the school has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of around 15-18%, which is lower than many of the nearby schools, and a low student-teacher ratio of around 9.5-9.7, which is better than the ratios of most nearby schools. These factors suggest that the school's academic challenges may not be solely driven by socioeconomic factors, and the efficient use of resources could be an asset in addressing the school's persistent performance issues.

407

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,872

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 School St.
Alton, NH 03809-0910

(603) 875-7500

District: Alton School District

Students who attend Alton Central School (Elem) usually attend:

High:

Prospect Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.6%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

178^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

92^nd of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Hampshire Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 158Alton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	178 of 224	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	192 of 234	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	205 of 237	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	183 of 233	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	142 of 211	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	199 of 231	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	188 of 231	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	168 of 229	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.9	127 of 244	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	157 of 242	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	152 of 241	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	163 of 241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.1	213 of 237	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	171 of 242	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	204 of 240	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	182 of 236	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.0	111 of 237	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.9	109 of 238	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	123 of 182	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	149 of 187	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	150 of 193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	152 of 187	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	93 of 160	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	150 of 192	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	130 of 190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	157 of 186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	163 of 193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	146 of 194	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	96 of 168	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	177 of 195	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	161 of 195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	48 of 71	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	193 of 228	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	205 of 233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	183 of 229	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	147 of 209	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	202 of 229	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	187 of 227	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	114 of 134	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	100 of 125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.8	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.6	45 of 132	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.0	68 of 131	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	75 of 131	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	91 of 128	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.2	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	86 of 127	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	69 of 129	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.0	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	30 of 126	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	88 of 112	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	99 of 114	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	77 of 115	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	94 of 114	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	100 of 116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	98 of 117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	61 of 114	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	47 of 48	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	99 of 131	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	97 of 128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	90 of 129	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	103 of 126	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	99 of 129	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+56 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

Science26%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Fantastic school. So much has changed and improved in the last two years. Kids are so happy to be at this school. Small community feel and teachers are wonderful. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th 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 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	407	44	9.3	15.0%	389 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	26.9	178^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.5%		19.9	192^nd of 234 public elementary schools	17.9%	14	59.0	43.0	14.0	16.0	34.0		29.0	43.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	62.0	46.0	46.0	29.0	22.0	26.0	$23,872
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
Gilmanton Elementary School	Public	K-8	1386 NH Rte. 140	Gilmanton IW	03837	Belknap County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 364-5681	335	30	11.1	19.1%	319 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	69	57^th of 224 public elementary schools	74.6%		56.6	98^th of 234 public elementary schools	58.1%	41	54.0	77.0	62.0	49.0	55.0	59.0	59.0	67.0	57.0	67.0	45.0	68.0	69.0	63.0	50.0	31.0	41.0	$17,297
Barnstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Maple St.	Center Barnstead	03225	Belknap County	Barnstead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 269-5161	449	39	11.5	31.0%	436 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	206^th of 224 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.6	196^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.2%	10	14.0	17.0	20.0	13.0	12.0	19.0	16.0	24.0	24.0	53.0	18.0	37.0	38.0	31.0	33.0	31.0	32.0	$19,232
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
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
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	55.0						55.0	48.0						48.0				$18,909
Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	303	32	9.4	12.5%	283 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.1	51^st of 224 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	49^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.1%	2	79.0	56.0					68.0	63.0	53.0					58.0				$20,042
Pittsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Bow St.	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 435-8432	215	20	11.1	55.8%	196 (91.2%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	16	197^th of 224 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.6	208^th of 234 public elementary schools	11.1%	11	19.0	23.0	27.0				23.0	33.0	20.0	41.0				30.0	36.0		36.0	$17,172
Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Taylor Way	Sanbornville	03872	Carroll County	Wakefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 522-8891	410	36	11.3	37.1%	390 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15.8	198^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.6%		8.2	225^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.8%	27	24.0	23.0	31.0	26.0	30.0	11.0	25.0	30.0	41.0	44.0	30.0	36.0	20.0	34.0	19.0	13.0	17.0	$16,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Alton Central School (Elem)

How many students attend Alton Central School (Elem)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Alton Central School (Elem).

Is Alton Central School (Elem) a good school?

Alton Central School (Elem) ranks in the bottom 20.5% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Alton Central School (Elem) attend?

Students who attend Alton Central School (Elem) usually go on to attend:

High : Prospect Mountain High School

What district is Alton Central School (Elem) in?

Alton School District

What is the racial makeup of Alton Central School (Elem)?

Students at Alton Central School (Elem) are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

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