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Christa McAuliffe School

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Christa McAuliffe School ranks 67 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe School is a public K–5 elementary school in Concord, New Hampshire, serving 357 students in the Concord School District and offering a strong academic option in the Concord area. The school ranks 67th out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 71st percentile and earning a four-star rating. Its recent results have been consistent, and its statewide standing has improved substantially from the 33rd percentile in 2014–2015.

Among the nearby Concord schools, Christa McAuliffe is the clear academic leader. It outperforms Beaver Meadow School, Broken Ground School, and Abbot-Downing School in statewide ranking, mathematics, and reading. Overall proficiency is 59% in math, 63% in reading, and 43% in science—above both district and state averages in every subject. Fourth grade is a standout, particularly in math, where 73% of students are proficient. The school also compares favorably with nearby Pembroke Hill School, though Bow Elementary School ranks higher statewide and has stronger math and reading results.

Parents may want to look more closely at the difference between grade levels and subjects. Fifth-grade reading is strong at 67%, but fifth-grade math falls to 43%, compared with 73% in fourth grade. Science proficiency has also declined from 50% to 43% over the past several years, although it remains above the state average. The school’s special education effectiveness ranking has weakened to the 41st percentile, making support for students receiving special education services an important improvement area. Overall, Christa McAuliffe combines strong, sustained academic performance with a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio and is one of the stronger elementary schools near Concord.

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 — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (55% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

New Hampshire avg46%

67^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

82^nd of 166Concord 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
2026	65.1	67 of 230	70.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.8	63 of 184	65.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.5	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	44.0	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	68.0	58 of 229	74.7%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+8 vs state

Mathematics59%+15 vs state

Science43%+5 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

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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
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%)	65.1	67^th of 230 public elementary schools	70.9%		65.3	68^th of 224 public elementary schools	69.6%	1	56.0	73.0	43.0				59.0	54.0	64.0	67.0				63.0	43.0		43.0	$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%)	55	105^th of 230 public elementary schools	54.3%		58.6	90^th of 224 public elementary schools	59.8%	15	49.0	65.0	50.0				55.0	47.0	55.0	58.0				54.0	42.0		42.0	$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%)	53.7	109^th of 230 public elementary schools	52.6%		60.5	86^th of 224 public elementary schools	61.6%	23	52.0	45.0	50.0				49.0	48.0	55.0	64.0				56.0	44.0		44.0	$14,781
Mill Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	53 S Curtisville Rd	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%)	38.8	149^th of 230 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.2	158^th of 224 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	25.0	34.0	54.0	17.0	36.0	31.0	33.0	42.0	40.0	76.0	31.0	39.0	53.0	47.0	62.0	36.0	49.0
Bow Preschool	Public	PK-K	55 Falcon Way	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 228-2210	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Beaver Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Sewalls Falls 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%)	50.1	116^th of 230 public elementary schools	49.6%		28.1	174^th of 224 public elementary schools	22.3%	58	56.0	36.0	45.0				45.0	61.0	36.0	66.0				55.0	43.0		43.0	$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%)	87.8	20^th of 230 public elementary schools	91.3%		86.1	22^nd of 224 public elementary schools	90.2%	2	71.0	80.0					75.0	69.0	73.0					70.0				$15,881
Pembroke Hill School	Public	K-4	300 Belanger Dr	Suncook	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%)	62.4	78^th of 230 public elementary schools	66.1%		61.1	83^rd of 224 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	58.0	57.0					57.0	59.0	56.0					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%)	28	175^th of 230 public elementary schools	23.9%		22.4	185^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.4%	10	37.0	34.0	31.0				34.0	37.0	28.0	67.0				44.0	33.0		33.0	$17,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe School

What district is Christa McAuliffe School in?

Concord School District

Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe School ranks 67^th of 230 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 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

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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