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Effingham Elementary School

Q: Is Effingham Elementary School a good school?

Effingham Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Effingham Elementary School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Effingham Elementary School?

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

Q: 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

Public Grades K-6

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Effingham Elementary School is a small public school serving about 120 students in grades K–6 in the rural community of Effingham, New Hampshire, as part of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District. Its current academic results are below district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined from the 67th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 23rd percentile in 2025–2026. Because the school is small, results can shift significantly from year to year depending on the performance of individual grade cohorts.

Reading is the school’s most significant area of concern. In 2025–2026, 36% of students were proficient in reading, compared with 54% across the district and 55% statewide. Mathematics proficiency was 39%, compared with 43% districtwide and 44% statewide, while science proficiency was 30%, compared with 34% in the district. Fourth grade stands out as a priority area, with just 22% proficiency in math and 28% in reading. Reading performance was below district and state averages in every tested grade. Effingham also has a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby same-district schools—11.3 students per teacher compared with 7.6 at both Tuftonboro Central School and Ossipee Central School.

The school does have an important strength: sixth-grade mathematics proficiency reached 67%, exceeding both the district’s 57% and the state’s 43%. This result may offer useful practices for improving performance in other grades and subjects. Effingham trails Tuftonboro Central School and Ossipee Central School in overall reading and math, despite sharing district resources with them. For families, the main takeaway is a mixed profile: a close-knit rural school with a notable sixth-grade math success, but with pressing needs in literacy—especially grades 4–6—and in third- and fourth-grade mathematics.

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 — 36th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg46%

178^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

101^st of 166Governor 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
2026	26.7	178 of 230	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	144 of 184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-5 vs state

Reading36%-19 vs state

Science30%-8 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
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%)	26.7	178^th of 230 public elementary schools	22.6%		30.9	166^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.9%	12	35.0	22.0	35.0	67.0			39.0	44.0	28.0	40.0	33.0			36.0	30.0		30.0	$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%)								(n/a)				0.0			27.0				36.0			42.0				$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%)	37.3	156^th of 230 public elementary schools	32.2%		27.6	177^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.0%	21	58.0	35.0	45.0	40.0			44.0	52.0	37.0	52.0	40.0			45.0	30.0		30.0	$15,905
North Star Academy Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	20 Courthouse Sq	Ossipee	03864	Carroll County	North Star Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(603) 312-7895	0																		(n/a)
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%)	37.5	153^rd of 230 public elementary schools	33.5%		34.5	154^th of 224 public elementary schools	31.3%	1	33.0	31.0	50.0	19.0			30.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	52.0			51.0	42.0		42.0	$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%)	20.1	200^th of 230 public elementary schools	13.0%		21.7	187^th of 224 public elementary schools	16.5%	13	408.0	21.0	26.0	15.0	22.0	14.0	18.0	50.0	14.0	53.0	31.0	33.0	48.0	39.0	32.0	24.0	28.0	$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)							26.0							60.0
Conway 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%)	29.6	173^rd of 230 public elementary schools	24.8%					(n/a)	38.0	44.0	44.0				42.0	37.0	34.0	55.0				43.0	28.0		28.0
Pine Tree 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%)	37.5	154^th of 230 public elementary schools	33.0%		55.2	99^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.8%	55	57.0	33.0	27.0	43.0			42.0	52.0	42.0	40.0	57.0			49.0	541.0		< 10%	$25,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Effingham Elementary School

What district is Effingham Elementary School in?

Governor Wentworth Regional School District

How many students attend Effingham Elementary School?

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

Is Effingham Elementary School a good school?

Effingham Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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

What is the racial makeup of Effingham Elementary School?

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

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