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Lempster Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Lempster Community School is a small public school serving 132 students in prekindergarten through grade 8 in the rural New Hampshire community of Lempster. The school offers a broader grade range than most nearby schools, many of which serve only elementary students. In 2025–2026, Lempster ranked 199th of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 13th percentile. Its district, Lempster School District, ranked 108th of 166 districts, or about the 35th percentile.

Academic results are below the state average overall. Proficiency was 29% in mathematics, 45% in reading, and 33% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Mathematics is the clearest challenge, especially in fifth grade, where 25% of students were proficient. Fourth-grade reading and mathematics also lagged the state. The school’s results have varied considerably: its ranking reached the 70th percentile in 2022–2023 before falling over the next three years. Lempster also reported a student-teacher ratio of 15.0, higher than nearby schools such as Sunapee Central School and Sutton Central Elementary School.

The school’s strongest feature is its eighth-grade performance. Eighth-grade students reached 82% proficiency in reading, 50% in science, and 45% in mathematics—outperforming the state in all three subjects. This contrasts sharply with the weaker fifth-grade results and suggests that successful middle-grade practices may be useful for younger students. Compared with nearby schools, Lempster trails high-performing Sunapee Central School and Sutton Central Elementary School, but generally performs better than Richards Elementary School and Unity Elementary School. Overall, Lempster shows pockets of strong achievement but needs more consistent schoolwide results, particularly in elementary mathematics and science.

132

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,818

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 School Rd
Lempster, NH 03605-3500

(603) 863-1080

District: Lempster School District

Students who attend Lempster Community School usually attend:

High:

Fall Mountain Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2018 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Hampshire avg46%

Elementary school

199^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 25 pts since 2018

From bottom 38% (2018) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

43^rd of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2018

From top 14% (2018) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 166Lempster 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
2026	20.2	199 of 230	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	148 of 224	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	165 of 234	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	71 of 237	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	141 of 233	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	203 of 211	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	228 of 231	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	143 of 231	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	9.4	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	208 of 229	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	164 of 223	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	164 of 228	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.4	52 of 233	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	135 of 229	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.1	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	145 of 227	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	68 of 132	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	44 of 130	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	60 of 130	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.8	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	78.6	18 of 131	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	45 of 136	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	68 of 131	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	40 of 128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	69 of 129	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.3	121 of 123	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	78.5	18 of 129	86.0%	★★★★☆

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

White (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)4th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)67th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Science33%-5 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 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
Lempster Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 School Rd	Lempster	03605	Sullivan County	Lempster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-1080	132	9	15.0	43.2%	122 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	20.2	199^th of 230 public elementary schools	13.5%		36.3	148^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.9%	51		40.0	25.0		36.0	45.0	29.0		36.0	50.0		55.0	82.0	45.0	17.0	50.0	33.0	$24,818
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	62 Wolf Way	Washington	03280	Sullivan County	Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 495-3463	38	5	7.7	36.8%	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							29.0							41.0				$21,685
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%)	5	227^th of 230 public elementary schools	1.3%		12.2	207^th of 224 public elementary schools	7.6%	20	0.0	23.0	0.0		29.0		16.0	546.0	31.0	584.0		29.0		22.0	536.0		11.0	$23,173
Acworth Elementary School	Public	1-4	69 Turkey Shoot Rd.	Acworth	03601	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 835-2270	25	3	8.9	28.0%	21 (84.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)							42.0							50.0				$24,669
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%)	10.5	218^th of 230 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.7	210^th of 224 public elementary schools	6.3%	8	29.0	12.0	430.0				14.0	43.0	30.0	21.0				30.0	19.0		19.0	$17,990
John D. Perkins Academy	Public	K-5	919 Nh Rte 10	Marlow	03456	Cheshire County	Marlow School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 446-3307	55	5	10.1	36.4%	54 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							44.0							31.0				$25,940
Sunapee Central School	Public	K-5	22 School St.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 763-5675	168	19	9.0	25.6%	154 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	82.2	27^th of 230 public elementary schools	88.3%		83.2	29^th of 224 public elementary schools	87.1%	2	53.0	74.0	77.0				66.0	61.0	70.0	81.0				70.0	61.0		61.0	$29,257
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Public	K-5	163 Old Warner Rd.	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 938-5959	177	17	10.3	23.7%	170 (96.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	39	147^th of 230 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.8	100^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.4%	47	67.0	47.0	27.0				45.0	54.0	47.0	47.0				49.0	23.0		23.0	$23,176
Alstead Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	58 Mechanic St.	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 835-2482	69	10	6.6	27.5%	62 (89.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)		46.0					56.0		38.0					50.0				$11,775
James Faulkner Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 School St.	Stoddard	03464	Cheshire County	Stoddard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 446-3348	46	7	7.0	30.4%	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)							21.0							13.0				$21,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Lempster Community School

Is Lempster Community School a good school?

Lempster Community School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

How many students attend Lempster Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Lempster Community School.

What district is Lempster Community School in?

Lempster School District

What schools do graduates of Lempster Community School attend?

Students who attend Lempster Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Fall Mountain Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Lempster Community School?

Students at Lempster Community School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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