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Sutton Central Elementary School

Q: Is Sutton Central Elementary School a good school?

Sutton Central Elementary School ranks 71 st of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Sutton Central Elementary School is a small public school in the town of Bradford, New Hampshire, serving 87 students in kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Kearsarge Regional School District. Its 9.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio suggests relatively small instructional groupings, which may support close relationships between students and staff.

Overall, Sutton Central is an above-average school, ranking 71st of 230 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, or about the 69th percentile. Reading is its clearest strength: 71% of students were proficient, compared with 62% across the district and 55% statewide. Fifth-grade reading was especially impressive at 92%. Mathematics was more mixed, with 51% proficiency—slightly below the district’s 52% but above the state’s 44%. Fifth-grade math deserves particular attention, since only 31% of students were proficient compared with 92% in reading. Science was also inconsistent, falling to 38% in 2025–2026 after reaching 58% the previous year.

Within its district, Sutton Central currently performs below Simonds Elementary School and Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School at New London, but well above Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford. It also compares favorably with several nearby schools, including Webster Elementary School, particularly in reading and overall performance. The school’s ranking improved from 88th to 71st in the latest year, while math and reading both rose. Because enrollment is small, however, a few students can noticeably change yearly percentages, so multi-year trends are more meaningful than any single result.

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,996

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

28 Newbury Road
Bradford, NH 03221-9309

(603) 927-4215

District: Kearsarge Regional School District

Students who attend Sutton Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kearsarge Regional Middle School
High:	Kearsarge Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Kearsarge Regional School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

New Hampshire avg46%

71^st of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

58^th of 166Kearsarge 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	63.9	71 of 230	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	88 of 223	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	54 of 234	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	48 of 237	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	38 of 233	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	108 of 211	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	109 of 231	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	78 of 231	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	93 of 229	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.2	80 of 244	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	58 of 206	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	52.7	124 of 242	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	134 of 241	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	136 of 241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	85.3	13 of 237	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	35.1	178 of 242	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	70.1	66 of 240	72.5%	★★★★☆
2008	58.6	102 of 236	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.0	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	126 of 238	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	53 of 181	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	77 of 160	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	66.4	60 of 199	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	43 of 195	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	82 of 195	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	65 of 229	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	84 of 222	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	51 of 228	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	40 of 233	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	113 of 209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	106 of 229	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	76 of 227	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)70th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+16 vs state

Mathematics51%+7 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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
Sutton Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	28 Newbury Road	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 927-4215	87	9	9.8	13.8%	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	63.9	71^st of 230 public elementary schools	69.1%		60.2	88^th of 223 public elementary schools	60.5%	17	60.0		31.0				51.0	67.0		92.0				71.0	38.0		38.0	$23,996
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 223 public elementary schools	55.2%	47	67.0	47.0	27.0				45.0	54.0	47.0	47.0				49.0	23.0		23.0	$23,176
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School at New London	Public	K-5	64 Cougar Ct	New London	03257	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 526-4737	330	28	11.7	11.2%	313 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.2	34^th of 230 public elementary schools	85.2%		66.7	65^th of 223 public elementary schools	70.9%	31	75.0	69.0	50.0				64.0	75.0	63.0	67.0				68.0	54.0		54.0	$19,787
Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London	Public	PK-K	114 Cougar Ct.	New London	03257	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 526-8604	22	2	11.0	27.3%	17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Simonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Church St.	Warner	03278	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 456-2241	132	16	8.3	18.9%	124 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	90.9	14^th of 230 public elementary schools	93.9%		69.8	54^th of 223 public elementary schools	75.8%	40	88.0	83.0	68.0				78.0	76.0	74.0	71.0				74.0	61.0		61.0	$24,851
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 223 public elementary schools	87.0%	2	53.0	74.0	77.0				66.0	61.0	70.0	81.0				70.0	61.0		61.0	$29,257
Andover Elementary School	Public	K-8	20 School St	Andover	03216	Merrimack County	Andover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 735-5494	165	17	10.0	27.3%	163 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	36	159^th of 230 public elementary schools	30.9%		36.4	146^th of 223 public elementary schools	34.5%	13	80.0	21.0	13.0	40.0	68.0	29.0	42.0	73.0	568.0	26.0	47.0	59.0	35.0	42.0	17.0	24.0	20.0	$18,479
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 223 public elementary schools	5.8%	8	29.0	12.0	430.0				14.0	43.0	30.0	21.0				30.0	19.0		19.0	$17,990
Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	936 Battle St.	Webster	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 648-2467	88	9	10.0	18.2%	86 (97.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	52.6	113^th of 230 public elementary schools	50.9%		38.1	139^th of 223 public elementary schools	37.7%	26	79.0	43.0	21.0				48.0	71.0	60.0	38.0				57.0	43.0		43.0	$17,212
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 223 public elementary schools	33.6%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sutton Central Elementary School

Is Sutton Central Elementary School a good school?

Sutton Central Elementary School ranks 71^st of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sutton Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sutton Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kearsarge Regional Middle School
High : Kearsarge Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Sutton Central Elementary School?

Students at Sutton Central Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Sutton Central Elementary School in?

Kearsarge Regional School District

How many students attend Sutton Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Sutton Central Elementary School.

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