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Garrison School

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Garrison School ranks 74 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Garrison School is a public elementary school in Dover, NH, serving 353 students in kindergarten through Grade 4 as part of the Dover School District. Its location offers families access to a mid-sized Seacoast community and a school that ranks above the statewide midpoint academically, with a 68th-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026. Garrison’s student-teacher ratio is 12.1 to 1, and 14.45% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

Garrison’s strongest feature is reading: 63% of students were proficient, compared with 59% in the district and 55% statewide. Mathematics proficiency was 53%, also above the district’s 45% and the state’s 44%. Compared with nearby Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street, Garrison was similar in mathematics but 11 percentage points higher in reading. It also substantially outperformed Woodman Park School in both subjects. Garrison was tied with Barrington Elementary School in mathematics and led Barrington by 9 points in reading. The clearest nearby academic leader is Moharimet School, where 84% were proficient in mathematics and 83% in reading.

Parents may want to look closely at Garrison’s mathematics trend. Overall math proficiency declined from 63% in 2022–2023 to 53% in 2025–2026, with Grade 3 mathematics at 47%, below the state average, while Grade 4 mathematics reached 58%. Reading has moved in the opposite direction, rising from a 2023–2024 low of 54% to 63%. Garrison’s ranking has also improved from the 59th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 68th percentile currently, though it remains below its 78th-percentile peak in 2022–2023. Subgroup results point to areas for further review, especially the lower current ranking for special education students and the sizable difference between male- and female-student subgroup rankings. Overall, Garrison is a solid, above-average school with particularly strong reading results and opportunities to strengthen mathematics consistency.

353

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,132

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Garrison Rd.
Dover, NH 03820-4599

(603) 516-6752

District: Dover School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (58% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

New Hampshire avg50%

74^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From top 38% (2017) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Dover School District

77^th of 166Dover 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	63.0	74 of 230	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	84 of 224	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	96 of 234	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	53 of 237	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	66 of 233	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	53 of 211	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	132 of 231	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	144 of 231	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.2	86 of 229	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.8	70 of 206	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	96 of 242	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	71 of 241	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	63.5	92 of 241	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	115 of 237	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.6	125 of 242	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.5	94 of 240	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.6	56 of 236	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	84.9	19 of 237	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	24 of 238	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	108 of 184	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	76 of 182	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	58 of 193	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	64 of 187	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	35 of 160	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	118 of 192	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	38 of 184	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	65 of 186	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	85 of 193	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	55 of 194	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	50 of 168	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	101 of 195	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	98 of 195	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	56 of 71	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	60 of 229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	67 of 223	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	90 of 228	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	50 of 233	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	62 of 229	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	46 of 209	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	133 of 229	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	139 of 227	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)79th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+8 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

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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
Garrison School	Public	K-4	50 Garrison Rd.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6752	353	29	12.1	14.4%	296 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.1%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	63	74^th of 230 public elementary schools	67.8%		61.1	84^th of 224 public elementary schools	62.5%	10	47.0	58.0					53.0	62.0	64.0					63.0				$15,132
Woodman Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Towle Ave.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-6700	421	35	12.0	44.7%	304 (72.2%)	12 (2.9%)	30 (7.1%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	20.5	198^th of 230 public elementary schools	13.9%		30.5	167^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.4%	31	37.0	36.0					36.0	34.0	41.0					38.0				$19,622
Oyster River Preschool Education Program	Public	PK-K	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	30	2	15.0	10.0%	25 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	412	31	13.2	22.1%	308 (74.8%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.1%)	36 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	53.2	110^th of 230 public elementary schools	52.2%		67.9	62^nd of 224 public elementary schools	72.3%	48	61.0	47.0					54.0	50.0	55.0					52.0				$14,021
Moharimet School	Public	K-4	11 Lee Rd.	Madbury	03823	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2900	309	25	12.3	3.2%	260 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	95.6	5^th of 230 public elementary schools	97.8%		88.5	18^th of 224 public elementary schools	92.0%	13	90.0	79.0					84.0	90.0	78.0					83.0				$20,949
Seacoast Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	171 Watson Road	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Seacoast Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 842-5764	287	21	13.6	12.2%	257 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	44.1	132^nd of 230 public elementary schools	42.6%		31.3	161^st of 224 public elementary schools	28.1%	29	28.0	40.0	34.0	42.0	38.0	48.0	38.0	39.0	60.0	62.0	58.0	50.0	69.0	57.0	45.0	66.0	55.0
Newington Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 Nimble Hill Rd.	Newington	03801	Rockingham County	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-1482	43	7	6.5	9.3%	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)							57.0							57.0				$26,559
Rollinsford Grade School	Public	K-6	487 Locust St.	Rollinsford	03869	Strafford County	Rollinsford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2351	154	13	12.1	15.6%	138 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	49.6	120^th of 230 public elementary schools	47.8%		36.1	149^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.5%	29	48.0	27.0	57.0	33.0			42.0	52.0	53.0	81.0	38.0			55.0	48.0		48.0	$21,385
Idlehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	46 Stackpole Road	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2435	341	26	13.1	34.9%	242 (71.0%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.9%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)								(n/a)																		$19,929
Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	285	23	12.3	43.5%	204 (71.6%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.0%)	23 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	10.4	219^th of 230 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.7	203^rd of 224 public elementary schools	9.4%	16	28.0	21.0	16.0				21.0	30.0	34.0	37.0				34.0	24.0		24.0	$15,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrison School

How many students attend Garrison School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Garrison School.

What is the racial makeup of Garrison School?

Students at Garrison School are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Garrison School a good school?

Garrison School ranks 74^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Garrison School in?

Dover School District

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2025–26 NH SAS & SAT test scoresSep 7, 2026

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