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Bluff School - Closed 10/07/2025

Public Grades K-5
Summary

Bluff School is an elementary school located in Claremont, New Hampshire, serving 178 students in grades K-5. As part of the Claremont School District, which is ranked 142 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Bluff School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science.

Bluff School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking 179 out of 182 New Hampshire elementary schools for female students and 160 out of 186 for male students in Mathematics proficiency. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with the rate increasing from 44.81% in 2021-2022 to 57.87% in 2023-2024, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.6 to 10.2 students per teacher, Bluff School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.

In comparison, the nearby Disnard Elementary School and Maple Avenue School, which are also part of the Claremont School District, perform significantly better than Bluff School on most academic measures. Bluff School's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 147 out of 231 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 215 out of 224 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school is struggling to improve student outcomes.

163
Students ?
8.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,760
Per pupil spending ?
58.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10 Summit Rd
       Claremont, NH  03743-2465

(603) 543-4273

District: Claremont School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.4%
Two or more races:
9.2%
African American:
3.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
!Reading scores 27 pts below the New Hampshire average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg30%
New Hampshire avg45%
Not ranked this year
Bluff School - Closed 10/07/2025 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
151st of 166Claremont 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
20259.6215 of 2244.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6220 of 2346.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3227 of 2374.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.6185 of 23320.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.5160 of 21124.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.9147 of 23136.4%★★☆☆☆
201845.2137 of 23140.7%★★☆☆☆
201738.4151 of 22934.1%★★☆☆☆
201632.7186 of 24423.8%★☆☆☆☆
201519.8179 of 20613.1%★☆☆☆☆
201433.7189 of 24221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201327.8199 of 24117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201223.0210 of 24112.9%★☆☆☆☆
201119.7208 of 23712.2%★☆☆☆☆
201044.9150 of 24238.0%★★☆☆☆
200922.0207 of 24013.8%★☆☆☆☆
200825.4199 of 23615.7%★☆☆☆☆
200726.2193 of 23718.6%★☆☆☆☆
200616.1221 of 2387.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
20256.0179 of 1821.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.7176 of 1875.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.1191 of 1931.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.2128 of 16020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201947.8109 of 19243.2%★★☆☆☆
201850.3106 of 19044.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202520.8160 of 18614.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9171 of 19311.4%★☆☆☆☆
202312.3186 of 1996.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.3171 of 19411.9%★☆☆☆☆
201932.4139 of 19528.7%★☆☆☆☆
201851.597 of 19550.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
20258.5216 of 2233.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.1220 of 2283.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.3220 of 2335.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.5190 of 22917.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.2153 of 20926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1136 of 22940.6%★★☆☆☆
201849.2126 of 22744.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Male (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?
Reading28%-27 vs state
Mathematics26%-16 vs state
Science17%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Bluff School - Closed 10/07/2025.

Students at Bluff School - Closed 10/07/2025 are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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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.

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