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Barnstead Elementary School

Q: Is Barnstead Elementary School a good school?

Barnstead Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Barnstead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Barnstead Elementary School.

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

Students at Barnstead Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

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

Students who attend Barnstead Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Prospect Mountain High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Barnstead Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Center Barnstead, New Hampshire, with 483 students. The school is part of the Barnstead School District, which is ranked 150 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barnstead Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the NH SAS assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall proficiency rate in Math was 16% compared to the state average of 42%, and in Reading it was 31% compared to the state's 55%. The school also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom quarter of NH elementary schools for Female, Male, and White student performance, and in the bottom 1% for Special Education students. As a result, Barnstead Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quarter of NH elementary schools for the past several years and has consistently received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Northwood Elementary, Chichester Central, and New Durham Elementary, Barnstead Elementary does not appear to be benefiting from any positive spillover effects. The school's high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 22.57% to 27.51% over the past few years, may be contributing to its academic challenges, but the nearby schools also serve economically disadvantaged populations, suggesting that Barnstead may face additional barriers beyond just socioeconomic status.

449

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,232

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

91 Maple St.
Center Barnstead, NH 03225-0289

(603) 269-5161

District: Barnstead School District

Students who attend Barnstead Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Prospect Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.1%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

206^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

119^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 158Barnstead 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	12.7	206 of 224	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	196 of 234	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	193 of 237	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	217 of 233	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	167 of 211	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	194 of 231	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	139 of 231	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	138 of 229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	170 of 244	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	186 of 242	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.7	160 of 241	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	188 of 241	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	194 of 237	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	220 of 242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	192 of 240	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	163 of 236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	153 of 237	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.6	167 of 238	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	175 of 182	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	151 of 187	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	152 of 193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	168 of 187	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	123 of 160	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.3	76 of 190	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	163 of 186	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	167 of 193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	118 of 168	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	170 of 195	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	143 of 195	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	71 of 71	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	209 of 223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	191 of 228	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	192 of 233	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	167 of 209	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	196 of 229	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	138 of 227	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	108 of 130	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	123 of 134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	91 of 131	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.4	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.4	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.3	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	97 of 127	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	117 of 129	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.2	68 of 126	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	94 of 112	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	92 of 115	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	111 of 113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	81 of 114	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	82 of 116	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	115 of 117	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	112 of 116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	120 of 131	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	117 of 129	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	93 of 126	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-6 vs state

Reading31%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, March 3, 2023

Awful school. Most teachers only stay for a year or two before quitting, so I can imagine they're not treated well. The teachers that do stay are either bad at their jobs or condescending to students. One teacher even laughed at me when I made a small mistake in my work. Teachers have no control over students (as far as I'm aware this is only a problem in older grades). Students are disruptive and disrespectful and nothing is done to fix this problem. The cafeteria, gym and auditorium are all one room and the building is too small, to the point where a closet was used as a classroom last year. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 14, 2017

This school needs new leadership and a fresh perspective on how to treat students. They do not allow for students' individuality and the disrespect toward students who struggle begins with the principal. Close Quote

Schools Near Barnstead 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 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
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
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
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
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
Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd.	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	376	39	9.6	15.7%	368 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	43.3	130^th of 224 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	143^rd of 234 public elementary schools	38.9%	13	69.0	56.0	42.0	36.0	35.0	34.0	45.0	53.0	46.0	43.0	36.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	32.0	50.0	41.0	$15,216
Chichester Central School	Public	K-8	219 Main St.	Chichester	03258	Merrimack County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 798-5651	192	21	9.1	12.5%	188 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	74.4	42^nd of 224 public elementary schools	81.3%		65.1	72^nd of 234 public elementary schools	69.2%	30	79.0	71.0	57.0	46.0	58.0	57.0	62.0	67.0	57.0	65.0	58.0	83.0	57.0	64.0	52.0	43.0	49.0	$20,689
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
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%)	47.4	119^th of 224 public elementary schools	46.9%		53	112^th of 234 public elementary schools	52.1%	7	47.0	58.0	42.0	35.0	45.0	49.0	45.0	34.0	68.0	67.0	39.0	58.0	74.0	56.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	$17,581
Epsom Central School	Public	K-8	282 Black Hall Rd.	Epsom	03234	Merrimack County	Epsom School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 736-9331	378	35	10.8	20.1%	356 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	40.2	136^th of 224 public elementary schools	39.3%		32.8	167^th of 234 public elementary schools	28.6%	31	49.0	52.0	16.0	45.0	40.0	32.0	38.0	60.0	45.0	49.0	55.0	48.0	55.0	52.0	22.0	34.0	28.0	$20,378

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnstead Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Barnstead Elementary School?

Students at Barnstead Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Barnstead Elementary School a good school?

Barnstead Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Barnstead Elementary School attend?

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

High : Prospect Mountain High School

What district is Barnstead Elementary School in?

Barnstead School District

How many students attend Barnstead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Barnstead Elementary School.

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