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Ossipee Central School

Q: Is Ossipee Central School a good school?

Ossipee Central School ranks 156 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ossipee Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Ossipee Central School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ossipee Central School?

Students at Ossipee Central School are 96% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ossipee Central School attend?

Students who attend Ossipee Central School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kingswood Regional Middle School High : Kingswood Regional High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Ossipee Central School is a PK–6 elementary school in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, serving 276 students in the Governor Wentworth Regional School District. The school serves a relatively high-need student population, with about 53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.

The most encouraging news is the school’s recent progress. Its state ranking improved from 206th of 237 schools in 2022–2023 to 156th of 230 in 2025–2026, while proficiency increased in math, reading, and science. Math is the school’s strongest subject: 44% of students were proficient, matching the New Hampshire average and slightly exceeding the district rate. Reading proficiency reached 45%, up 15 percentage points since 2022–2023, but remains below the district and state averages. Science is the greatest academic challenge at 30%, compared with 38% statewide. Results vary considerably by grade, with fourth grade standing out as a concern in both math and reading and sixth grade also showing weaker results.

Compared with nearby schools, Tuftonboro Central School has a nearly identical overall ranking and the same student-teacher ratio, although it serves a smaller, lower-need population. Sandwich Central School and Moultonborough Central School report stronger academic results, but also serve populations with substantially lower economic-need rates. Paul Elementary School and Effingham Elementary School generally post lower or similar results. Overall, Ossipee Central remains below the state midpoint, but its improving trend, strong math performance, and targeted opportunities in upper-elementary literacy, math, and science are important positives.

276

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,905

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

68 Main St.
Center Ossipee, NH 03814-0068

(603) 539-4589

District: Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Students who attend Ossipee Central School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

African American:

1.8%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 10 pts below the New Hampshire average

!Near the bottom of Governor Wentworth Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg46%

156^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	37.3	156 of 230	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	177 of 223	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	179 of 234	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	195 of 233	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	152 of 211	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	156 of 231	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	182 of 231	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	186 of 229	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	160 of 206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.0	121 of 242	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	117 of 241	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.7	150 of 241	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.7	196 of 237	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.3	138 of 242	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.9	168 of 240	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	171 of 236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	156 of 237	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	128 of 238	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	112 of 184	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	113 of 181	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	100 of 187	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	151 of 193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	118 of 160	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	123 of 192	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	154 of 190	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	106 of 184	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	133 of 185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	162 of 193	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	166 of 199	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	144 of 194	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	106 of 168	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	124 of 195	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	142 of 195	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	153 of 229	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	177 of 222	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	174 of 228	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	202 of 233	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	197 of 229	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	158 of 209	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	186 of 227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)68th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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 223 public elementary schools	20.6%	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)
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 223 public elementary schools	25.6%	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
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 223 public elementary schools	16.1%	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
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 223 public elementary schools	55.6%	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
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 223 public elementary schools	30.9%	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
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	70.0						70.0	52.0						52.0				$18,909
Moultonborough Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Whittier Hwy	Moultonborough	03254	Carroll County	Moultonborough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 476-5535	245	23	10.7	20.4%	237 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	55	104^th of 230 public elementary schools	54.8%		55.3	98^th of 223 public elementary schools	56.1%	6	61.0	44.0	50.0				52.0	55.0	50.0	64.0				57.0	39.0		39.0
Sandwich Central School	Public	K-6	28 Squam Lake Rd	Center Sandwich	03227	Carroll County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 284-7712	85	7	11.4	10.6%	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	48^th of 230 public elementary schools	79.1%		74.7	41^st of 223 public elementary schools	81.6%	7		86.0	38.0				62.0		71.0	69.0				64.0	50.0		50.0	$24,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Ossipee Central School

What schools do graduates of Ossipee Central School attend?

Students who attend Ossipee Central School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ossipee Central School a good school?

Ossipee Central School ranks 156^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ossipee Central School?

Students at Ossipee Central School are 96% White, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Ossipee Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Ossipee Central School.

What district is Ossipee Central School in?

Governor Wentworth Regional School District

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