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Chesterfield Central School

Q: Is Chesterfield Central School a good school?

Chesterfield Central School ranks 123 rd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Chesterfield Central School is a public school serving 253 students in grades K–8 in the Chesterfield, New Hampshire, community and is the primary school in the Chesterfield School District. Located in a primarily rural southwestern New Hampshire area, it offers a broader K–8 program than many nearby elementary schools, making local comparisons useful but not perfectly equivalent.

Current academic results are a clear strength: 53% of students are proficient in math, 62% in reading, and 47% in science, compared with 44%, 55%, and 38% statewide. Chesterfield ranks among the stronger schools in its area, performing well ahead of Winchester School, Hinsdale Elementary School, Cutler Elementary School, and Gathering Waters Charter School (E). Its reading performance is comparable to Fuller Elementary School, while its science results are competitive with several nearby schools. The clearest local high performer is Westmoreland School, which leads Chesterfield by 10 points in math, 9 in reading, and 17 in science.

The school improved substantially in 2025–2026, with math rising 9 points and reading 8 points, although science was nearly flat. Results are strongest in the middle grades: grade 7 reached 88% proficiency in both math and reading, and grade 8 also performed well. The main concern is grade 5 math, at just 19% proficiency, with grade 4 math and reading also needing attention. Chesterfield’s statewide ranking has improved from the prior year but remains below its 2017–2019 levels. Overall, the school appears to offer solid academics and a particularly effective middle-school program, with the greatest opportunity coming from strengthening earlier-grade math, reading, and science.

253

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,560

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

535 Old Chesterfield Rd
Chesterfield, NH 03443

(603) 363-8301

District: Chesterfield School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Hampshire avg46%

Elementary school

123^rd of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

25^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 166Chesterfield 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
2026	47.8	123 of 230	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	138 of 224	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	109 of 234	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	121 of 237	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	147 of 233	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	121 of 211	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	85 of 231	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	71 of 231	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.0	113 of 229	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.6	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.0	95 of 242	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	69 of 241	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	99 of 241	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.4	83 of 242	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.4	121 of 240	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.2	107 of 236	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.2	155 of 237	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.0	192 of 238	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	75 of 184	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	112 of 182	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	71 of 193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	122 of 187	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	105 of 160	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	85 of 192	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	85 of 190	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	122 of 184	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	111 of 186	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.3	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	89 of 199	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	119 of 194	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	56 of 195	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	131 of 229	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	144 of 223	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	98 of 228	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	113 of 233	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	161 of 229	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	127 of 209	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	88 of 229	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	83 of 227	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	37 of 132	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	31 of 130	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	27 of 134	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	34 of 130	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	19 of 125	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	39 of 128	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	14 of 131	89.3%	★★★★★
2017	75.0	27 of 125	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	27 of 134	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.3	27 of 132	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	28 of 128	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	14 of 127	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.9	30 of 127	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.1	37 of 129	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	32.9	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.8	47 of 126	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	30 of 113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	23 of 112	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	15 of 114	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	38 of 115	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	16 of 113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	31 of 114	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	11 of 116	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	14 of 121	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	18 of 116	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	24 of 113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	33 of 113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	16 of 114	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	24 of 136	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	27 of 128	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	24 of 132	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	38 of 129	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	21 of 123	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	40 of 126	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2026)59th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

Science47%+9 vs state

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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Leadership is awful. Teachers and facility lack skills and are not results oriented. Problem students get all of the attention. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Chesterfield Central School	Public	K-8	535 Old Chesterfield Rd	Chesterfield	03443	Cheshire County	Chesterfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 363-8301	253	23	10.9	13.8%	238 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	47.8	123^rd of 230 public elementary schools	46.5%		39.8	138^th of 224 public elementary schools	38.4%	15	52.0	45.0	19.0	52.0	88.0	63.0	53.0	70.0	45.0	62.0	48.0	88.0	67.0	62.0	38.0	54.0	47.0	$19,560
Westmoreland School	Public	K-8	40 Glebe Rd.	Westmoreland	03467	Cheshire County	Westmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 399-4421	125	14	9.0	20.0%	116 (92.8%)	3 (2.4%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	71.4	54^th of 230 public elementary schools	76.5%		61.3	81^st of 224 public elementary schools	63.8%	27			55.0		50.0	59.0	63.0			55.0		79.0	71.0	71.0	73.0	59.0	64.0	$18,223
Cutler Elementary School	Public	3-6	31 S Winchester St	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-3383	316	23	13.6	31.3%	303 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	24.1	186^th of 230 public elementary schools	19.1%		34.5	153^rd of 224 public elementary schools	31.7%	33	46.0	40.0	26.0	37.0			37.0	45.0	38.0	41.0	36.0			40.0	20.0		20.0	$20,116
Hinsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 School St	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 336-5332	242	22	11.2	42.6%	210 (86.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	18.9	205^th of 230 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	201^st of 224 public elementary schools	10.3%	4	41.0	22.0	29.0				31.0	43.0	33.0	40.0				39.0	26.0		26.0	$20,615
Symonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	79 Park Ave.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-3405	299	27	11.0	24.4%	256 (85.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	58.1	91^st of 230 public elementary schools	60.4%		75.1	40^th of 224 public elementary schools	82.1%	51	48.0	79.0	38.0				55.0	52.0	64.0	64.0				60.0	37.0		37.0	$19,595
Winchester School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Parker St.	Winchester	03470	Cheshire County	Winchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 239-4721	322	29	11.1	40.4%	302 (93.8%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	8	224^th of 230 public elementary schools	2.6%		13.8	202^nd of 224 public elementary schools	9.8%	22	24.0	14.0	19.0	22.0	11.0	20.0	19.0	25.0	21.0	19.0	41.0	33.0	40.0	29.0	13.0	20.0	16.0	$18,495
Mt. Caesar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	585 Old Homestead Hwy	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-4797	268	23	11.7	36.9%	245 (91.4%)	5 (1.9%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		$21,795
Wheelock Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Adams St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-2244	192	22	8.5	54.7%	168 (87.5%)	3 (1.6%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	57.8	93^rd of 230 public elementary schools	59.6%		42.5	131^st of 224 public elementary schools	41.5%	38	69.0	53.0	50.0				57.0	69.0	47.0	54.0				56.0	36.0		36.0	$18,878
Fuller Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Elm St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-1245	275	25	11.0	32.0%	237 (86.2%)	5 (1.8%)	15 (5.5%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	67.1	60^th of 230 public elementary schools	73.9%		52.6	106^th of 224 public elementary schools	52.7%	46	62.0	46.0	50.0				52.0	62.0	57.0	68.0				62.0	57.0		57.0	$18,710
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Washington St	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-1712	234	20	11.4	61.1%	186 (79.5%)	5 (2.1%)	26 (11.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	35	162^nd of 230 public elementary schools	29.6%		28	175^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.9%	13	47.0	49.0	21.0				38.0	63.0	53.0	39.0				51.0	18.0		18.0	$19,972

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Chesterfield Central School ranks 123^rd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at Chesterfield Central School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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Chesterfield School District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Chesterfield Central School.

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