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Cornish Elementary School

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Cornish Elementary School ranks 135 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

135^th

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of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Cornish Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Cornish, New Hampshire, with 136 students. The school is part of the Cornish School District, which is ranked 109 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornish Elementary School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with the school ranking as high as 35th out of 231 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2018-2019 and as low as 236th out of 244 schools in 2015-2016. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 135th out of 224 elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the NH SAS assessments is mixed compared to the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 21% in 6th grade mathematics to 62% in 4th grade mathematics, and from 36% in 6th grade reading to 55% in 8th grade reading.

Compared to nearby schools, Cornish Elementary School's performance is generally higher than the Unity Elementary School, which has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools. However, the Grantham Village School, located about 10 miles away, is a high-performing school that ranks in the top 3% of New Hampshire elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. The Claremont School District, which includes schools like Maple Avenue School and Disnard Elementary School, has consistently lower performance compared to Cornish Elementary School and the state averages.

137

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,440

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

274 Town House Rd.
Cornish, NH 03745

(603) 675-5891

District: Cornish School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

African American:

1.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

135^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

80^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 158Cornish 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	41.1	135 of 224	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	76 of 234	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	139 of 233	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.5	35 of 231	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	27.1	181 of 229	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	236 of 244	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	137 of 206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.8	155 of 242	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	182 of 241	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.5	151 of 241	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.5	96 of 242	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.9	147 of 240	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.4	212 of 236	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	226 of 237	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	182 of 238	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	107 of 187	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	135 of 223	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	62 of 228	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	124 of 233	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	147 of 229	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	35 of 229	84.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	48 of 134	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	62 of 130	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.1	6 of 128	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	34.2	86 of 125	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	92 of 134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.1	41 of 107	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.6	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.1	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.2	56 of 127	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.5	89 of 127	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.1	33 of 129	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	64.5	38 of 125	69.6%	★★★★☆
2006	55.7	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	65 of 117	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	78 of 131	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	82 of 129	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.9	7 of 126	94.4%	★★★★★

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 (2024)43rd percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2022)44th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Science43%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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Schools Near Cornish 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
Cornish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	274 Town House Rd.	Cornish	03745	Sullivan County	Cornish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 675-5891	137	13	10.6	16.8%	132 (96.4%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	41.1	135^th of 224 public elementary schools	39.7%		64	76^th of 234 public elementary schools	67.5%	59	54.0	62.0	42.0	21.0		36.0	41.0	46.0	54.0	50.0	36.0		55.0	51.0	33.0	55.0	43.0	$26,440
Disnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Hanover St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4260	254	26	9.7	52.8%	222 (87.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	31.2	164^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.8%		17.7	199^th of 234 public elementary schools	15.0%	35	24.0	48.0	41.0				37.0	37.0	30.0	59.0				42.0	32.0		32.0	$21,759
Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-8	92 Bonner Rd.	Meriden	03770	Sullivan County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 469-3250	183	22	8.4	6.6%	164 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	58.1	92^nd of 224 public elementary schools	58.9%		63.4	77^th of 234 public elementary schools	67.1%	15	25.0	55.0	38.0	65.0	62.0	64.0	53.0	50.0	69.0	62.0	70.0	81.0	72.0	68.0	38.0	60.0	50.0	$25,485
Bluff School	Public	K-5	10 Summit Rd.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4273	163	19	8.4	58.9%	136 (83.4%)	6 (3.7%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.2%)	9.6	215^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.0%		10.6	220^th of 234 public elementary schools	6.0%	5	26.0	38.0	13.0				26.0	26.0	27.0	30.0				28.0	17.0		17.0	$21,760
Maple Avenue School	Public	K-5	210 Maple Ave.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 543-4270	264	29	9.1	49.2%	226 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	20.1	194^th of 224 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.8	198^th of 234 public elementary schools	15.4%	4	34.0	33.0	29.0				32.0	38.0	31.0	48.0				38.0	25.0		25.0	$21,751
Croydon Village School	Public	K-4	889 NH Rt. 10	Croydon	03773	Sullivan County	Croydon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 863-2080	22	3	7.3	40.9%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$20,410
Grantham Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Learning Dr.	Grantham	03753	Sullivan County	Grantham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-1681	258	21	12.5	4.3%	222 (86.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	97.2	1^st of 224 public elementary schools	99.6%		93.7	6^th of 234 public elementary schools	97.4%	5	89.0	77.0	95.0	97.0			90.0	92.0	83.0	85.0	86.0			86.0	74.0		74.0	$22,809
Richards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 School St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-3710	273	26	10.7	60.1%	257 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	11.7	210^th of 224 public elementary schools	6.3%		8.1	226^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.4%	16	29.0						13.0	34.0	29.0	33.0				32.0				$17,990
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	864 2nd NH Tpke.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 542-5888	86	12	7.1	39.5%	83 (96.5%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	207^th of 224 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.7	219^th of 234 public elementary schools	6.4%	12	15.0			21.0			20.0	31.0			36.0			39.0			29.0	$23,173
Mt. Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 White Ave.	West Lebanon	03784	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 298-8202	246	23	10.7	31.3%	179 (72.8%)	7 (2.8%)	16 (6.5%)	31 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	85.1	24^th of 224 public elementary schools	89.3%		72.9	51^st of 234 public elementary schools	78.2%	27	79.0	67.0					73.0	71.0	67.0					69.0				$28,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornish Elementary School

Is Cornish Elementary School a good school?

Cornish Elementary School ranks 135^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cornish Elementary School?

Students at Cornish Elementary School are 96% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Cornish Elementary School in?

Cornish School District

How many students attend Cornish Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Cornish Elementary School.

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