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Christa McAuliffe School

Q: Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe School ranks 68 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe School is an elementary school in Concord, New Hampshire, serving 355 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Concord School District, which is ranked 81 out of 158 districts in the state.

Christa McAuliffe School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 54% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 63% proficient or better in reading, compared to 43% and 56% for the district, and 42% and 55% for the state, respectively. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking 51st out of 186 New Hampshire elementary schools for male students and 49th out of 223 schools for white students, both with a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance for special education students is lower, with a 2-star rating.

Christa McAuliffe School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.6 to 12.3 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby Beaver Meadow School (11.4) and Broken Ground School (11.2), and significantly lower than the state average. The school's free and reduced lunch rate, ranging from 35.21% to 39.67%, is higher than Bow Elementary School (28.12%) but lower than Penacook Elementary School (42.86%), indicating a need to support students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

357

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,404

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 North Spring Street
Concord, NH 03301

(603) 225-0840

District: Concord School District

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe School usually attend:

Middle:	Rundlett Middle School
High:	Concord High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

African American:

9.2%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (54% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Concord School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

New Hampshire avg45%

68^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Concord School District

81^st of 158Concord 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	65.3	68 of 224	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	67 of 234	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	74 of 237	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	72 of 233	69.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	105 of 211	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	60 of 231	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	97 of 244	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.3	138 of 206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	114 of 242	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.0	145 of 241	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	110 of 241	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	68 of 237	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	62.6	92 of 242	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	80.9	24 of 240	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	69.9	61 of 236	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	66.4	82 of 237	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	65 of 238	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	71 of 182	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	76 of 193	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	72 of 187	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	65 of 160	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	37 of 192	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	91 of 190	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	51 of 186	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	64 of 193	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	55 of 199	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	54 of 194	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	68 of 195	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	29 of 71	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	49 of 223	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	33 of 228	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	65 of 233	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	60 of 229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	90 of 209	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	50 of 229	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	62 of 227	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading63%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

Science45%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Great staff, very caring. Beautiful building and classrooms too! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 14, 2017

I've heard awful things about the way this school handles bullying. I live right next door but I'm STRONGLY considering moving so I don't have to put my child in this school. When calling with questions I received rude responses, I don't want my child around people like that. Close Quote

Schools Near Christa McAuliffe 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
Christa McAuliffe School	Public	K-5	17 North Spring Street	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0840	357	28	12.8	35.9%	270 (75.6%)	33 (9.2%)	22 (6.2%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	65.3	68^th of 224 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.6	67^th of 234 public elementary schools	71.4%	1	61.0	68.0	31.0				54.0	58.0	67.0	64.0				63.0	45.0		45.0	$12,404
Abbot-Downing School	Public	PK, KG-5	152 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0827	343	27	12.8	28.0%	290 (84.5%)	8 (2.3%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	58.6	90^th of 224 public elementary schools	59.8%		41.7	144^th of 234 public elementary schools	38.5%	54	63.0	46.0	63.0				57.0	55.0	44.0	61.0				53.0	43.0		43.0	$12,732
Broken Ground School	Public	3-5	51 South Curtisville Road	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0855	291	25	11.8	39.5%	193 (66.3%)	47 (16.2%)	17 (5.8%)	27 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	60.5	86^th of 224 public elementary schools	61.6%		44.2	134^th of 234 public elementary schools	42.7%	48	46.0	54.0	54.0				51.0	47.0	54.0	70.0				56.0	51.0		51.0	$14,781
Mill Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	53 South Curtisville Road	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0830	321	30	10.8	36.1%	211 (65.7%)	44 (13.7%)	16 (5.0%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)								(n/a)																		$13,291
Strong Foundations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Riverwood Dr.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Strong Foundations Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 225-2715	337	34	9.9	22.8%	300 (89.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	32.2	158^th of 224 public elementary schools	29.5%		41.8	142^nd of 234 public elementary schools	39.3%	16	32.0	55.0	21.0	39.0	27.0	24.0	33.0	42.0	55.0	41.0	39.0	27.0	39.0	40.0	32.0	29.0	31.0
Beaver Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Sewalls Fall Rd.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0853	362	30	12.0	37.8%	274 (75.7%)	30 (8.3%)	13 (3.6%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	28.1	174^th of 224 public elementary schools	22.3%		40	147^th of 234 public elementary schools	37.2%	27	37.0	58.0	25.0				40.0	33.0	54.0	35.0				41.0	21.0		21.0	$14,924
Bow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	22 Bow Center Rd.	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-3049	542	34	15.9	5.2%	498 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	86.1	22^nd of 224 public elementary schools	90.2%		89	14^th of 234 public elementary schools	94.0%	8	84.0	66.0					75.0	77.0	65.0					71.0				$15,881
Pembroke Hill School	Public	K-4	300 Belanger Dr.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9000	312	30	10.4	21.8%	268 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	61.1	83^rd of 224 public elementary schools	62.9%		56.2	100^th of 234 public elementary schools	57.3%	17	50.0	61.0					55.0	54.0	61.0					57.0				$20,430
Penacook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Village St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 753-4891	325	31	10.4	41.8%	268 (82.5%)	15 (4.6%)	12 (3.7%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	22.4	185^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	205^th of 234 public elementary schools	12.4%	20	40.0	47.0	29.0				38.0	26.0	48.0	36.0				37.0	15.0		15.0	$17,138
Harold Martin School	Public	PK, KG-3	271 Main St.	Hopkinton	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 746-3473	269	24	11.1	10.4%	240 (89.2%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)								(n/a)	49.0						49.0	58.0						58.0				$19,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe School

What district is Christa McAuliffe School in?

Concord School District

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe School attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rundlett Middle School
High : Concord High School

Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe School ranks 68^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Christa McAuliffe School.

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe School?

Students at Christa McAuliffe School are 76% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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