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Effingham Elementary School

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Effingham Elementary School ranks 166 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Effingham Elementary School is a public K-6 school in Effingham, New Hampshire, serving around 100 students as part of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District. While the school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 9.7, its academic performance has been a concern, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading generally lower than state and district averages, particularly in the lower elementary grades.

Effingham Elementary's 3rd and 4th grade students struggle the most, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points below the state average. However, the school's 6th graders perform better, exceeding state averages in Math and Reading. Compared to nearby schools like Tuftonboro Central School and Ossipee Central School, Effingham's overall performance is weaker. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37% to 39%, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Over the years, Effingham Elementary's statewide ranking has declined, from 77th in 2021-2022 to 166th in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other New Hampshire elementary schools. While the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio could be both a strength and a challenge, addressing the needs of economically disadvantaged students and identifying strategies to improve performance in the lower grades could be key focus areas for the school's improvement efforts.

120

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,347

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Partridge Cove Rd.
Effingham, NH 03882-8100

(603) 539-6032

District: Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Students who attend Effingham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kingswood Regional Middle School
High:	Kingswood Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Reading scores 20 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg45%

166^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Governor Wentworth Regional School District

93^rd of 158Governor Wentworth Regional 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	30.9	166 of 224	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	129 of 234	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	89 of 237	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	77 of 233	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	144 of 211	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	163 of 231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	197 of 231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	155 of 244	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.4	86 of 206	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	72 of 242	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	48.6	148 of 241	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	127 of 241	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.8	113 of 242	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	101 of 240	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.0	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	27.8	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	227 of 238	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	168 of 223	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	134 of 228	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	91 of 233	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	130 of 209	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	195 of 227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

Reading35%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Effingham 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 All Grades	Total
Effingham Elementary School	Public	K-6	6 Partridge Cove Rd.	Effingham	03882	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-6032	120	11	11.3	41.7%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	30.9	166^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.9%		47	129^th of 234 public elementary schools	44.9%	37	33.0	29.0		63.0			35.0	28.0	24.0	27.0	63.0			35.0	36.0	36.0	$23,347
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Loon Lake Rd.	Freedom	03836	Carroll County	Freedom School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-2077	52	5	10.4	40.4%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	17.5	196^th of 224 public elementary schools	12.5%					(n/a)			27.0				50.0			36.0				40.0	27.0	27.0	$39,389
Ossipee Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Main St.	Center Ossipee	03814	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-4589	276	36	7.6	52.5%	264 (95.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	177^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.0%		29.5	179^th of 234 public elementary schools	23.5%	2	39.0	43.0	28.0	53.0			41.0	34.0	41.0	45.0	34.0			38.0	24.0	24.0	$15,905
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2069 Village Rd.	Madison	03849	Carroll County	Madison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 367-4642	129	12	11.0	30.2%	123 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	154^th of 224 public elementary schools	31.3%		38.2	153^rd of 234 public elementary schools	34.6%	1	35.0	55.0	23.0	13.0			29.0	53.0	45.0	56.0	50.0			52.0	31.0	31.0	$35,203
Kenneth A. Brett School	Public	K-8	881 Tamworth Rd.	Tamworth	03886	Carroll County	Tamworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 323-7271	165	21	8.0	51.5%	151 (91.5%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	21.7	187^th of 224 public elementary schools	16.5%		29	182^nd of 234 public elementary schools	22.2%	5		25.0	31.0	42.0	10.0	23.0	22.0		38.0	31.0	37.0	43.0	38.0	33.0			$30,927
Robert Frost Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	K-8	110 Main Street	Conway	03818	Carroll County	Robert Frost Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 356-6332	24	4	6.0	37.5%	23 (95.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							25.0							64.0
Mountainside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	160 Main St	Conway	03818	Carroll County	Conway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 447-3369	251	20	12.5	45.8%	232 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Lakeside Primary School	Public	K-2	183 Mill St	Center Conway	03813	Carroll County	Conway School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 447-2882	210	22	9.5	40.0%	192 (91.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Tuftonboro Central School	Public	K-6	205 Middle Rd.	Center Tuftonboro	03816	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2050	99	13	7.6	24.2%	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	99^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.8%		55.5	106^th of 234 public elementary schools	54.7%	7	55.0	45.0	48.0	50.0			49.0	64.0	67.0	71.0	43.0			62.0	19.0	19.0	$25,214
Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	53 Technology Lane	Conway	03818	Carroll County	Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 374-7896	172	16	10.7	19.2%	167 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	13.1	205^th of 224 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.8	210^th of 234 public elementary schools	10.3%	5	32.0	28.0	13.0	18.0	18.0		20.0	21.0	35.0	31.0	44.0	45.0		36.0	25.0	29.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Effingham Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Effingham Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Effingham Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kingswood Regional Middle School
High : Kingswood Regional High School

How many students attend Effingham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Effingham Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Effingham Elementary School?

Students at Effingham Elementary School are 96% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Effingham Elementary School a good school?

Effingham Elementary School ranks 166^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Effingham Elementary School in?

Governor Wentworth Regional School District

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