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Pleasant Street School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Street School is a public elementary school in Laconia, New Hampshire, serving about 255 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Laconia School District. The school is in a relatively small-city community in the Lakes Region and has a student-teacher ratio of about 11 to 1. Its latest statewide results place it 197th out of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools, in the 14th percentile, with a one-star rating. This is a significant decline from the prior year, when it ranked in the 38th percentile.

Academic performance is currently below both district and state averages. About 31% of students are proficient in mathematics, 37% in reading, and 21% in science. Fourth grade is the clearest area of concern: only 23% met the mathematics standard and 25% met the reading standard, compared with roughly half of students statewide. Third-grade mathematics is a relative strength, matching the state proficiency rate at 54%, while fifth-grade results improve from the fourth-grade low point but remain below average. Reading appears to be a broad schoolwide challenge, and science results have been especially inconsistent, ranging from 18% to 42% over recent years.

The most useful comparison is nearby Elm Street School, which is similar in size, grade span, location, and student-teacher ratio but ranks in the 52nd percentile. Elm Street’s proficiency rates are higher by 23 points in mathematics, 15 points in reading, and 17 points in science. Woodland Heights Elementary School has similar overall challenges and ranks slightly lower, while Gilford Elementary School and Sanbornton Central School perform substantially better. For families, the key questions are how the school is addressing fourth-grade learning gaps, strengthening literacy and science instruction, and adapting effective practices from stronger nearby schools.

255

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,998

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Pleasant St.
Laconia, NH 03246-3099

(603) 524-2168

District: Laconia School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

New Hampshire avg46%

197^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Laconia School District

139^th of 166Laconia 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	20.9	197 of 230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	175 of 234	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	199 of 237	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	180 of 233	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	174 of 211	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	178 of 231	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	166 of 231	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	166 of 206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	219 of 242	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	207 of 241	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	220 of 237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	211 of 242	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	206 of 240	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	170 of 236	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.8	115 of 237	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	129 of 238	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	145 of 184	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	142 of 182	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	140 of 187	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	149 of 192	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	136 of 190	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	167 of 184	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	101 of 186	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	133 of 193	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	122 of 168	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	154 of 195	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	193 of 229	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	160 of 228	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	195 of 233	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	175 of 229	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	173 of 209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	177 of 229	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	159 of 227	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-13 vs state

Science21%-17 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
Pleasant Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Pleasant St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-2168	255	23	11.0	43.1%	216 (84.7%)	9 (3.5%)	17 (6.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	20.9	197^th of 230 public elementary schools	14.3%		38	140^th of 224 public elementary schools	37.5%	57	54.0	23.0	26.0				31.0	43.0	25.0	45.0				37.0	21.0		21.0	$18,998
Woodland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Winter St	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-8733	318	29	10.9	56.6%	264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	18.5	206^th of 230 public elementary schools	10.4%		26.3	179^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.1%	27	43.0	33.0	21.0				32.0	48.0	38.0	23.0				36.0	15.0		15.0	$18,999
Elm Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Elm St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-4113	259	23	11.2	35.1%	230 (88.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	52.8	111^th of 230 public elementary schools	51.7%		54.2	101^st of 224 public elementary schools	54.9%	10	81.0	35.0	51.0				54.0	43.0	46.0	69.0				52.0	38.0		38.0	$18,995
Gilford Elementary School	Public	K-4	76 Belknap Mountain Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 524-1661	303	32	9.4	12.5%	283 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	74.5	50^th of 230 public elementary schools	78.3%		70.1	51^st of 224 public elementary schools	77.2%	1	65.0	68.0					66.0	58.0	65.0					62.0				$20,042
Sanbornton Central School	Public	K-4	16 Hunkins Pond Rd.	Sanbornton	03269	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 286-8223	177	13	13.4	35.6%	146 (82.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	65.5	65^th of 230 public elementary schools	71.7%		71.1	49^th of 224 public elementary schools	78.1%	16	63.0	71.0					67.0	49.0	58.0					53.0				$21,788
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Best St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-6568	336	33	10.2	34.8%	314 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	44.5	130^th of 230 public elementary schools	43.5%		47	122^nd of 224 public elementary schools	45.5%	8	45.0	42.0					43.0	53.0	55.0					54.0				$18,619
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5 Elm Street	Northfield	03276	Belknap County	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 729-3370	149	8	18.6	46.3%	127 (85.2%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	17.3	208^th of 230 public elementary schools	9.6%		7.3	218^th of 224 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	402.0	21.0		15.0		18.0	16.0	27.0	43.0		46.0		18.0	37.0		27.0	30.0
Winnisquam Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	435 W Main St	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 286-4531	30	2	15.0	23.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Inter-Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Laker Ln	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 279-7968	397	42	9.3	33.0%	358 (90.2%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	51	114^th of 230 public elementary schools	50.4%		41.6	132^nd of 224 public elementary schools	41.1%	18	74.0	36.0	33.0	35.0			44.0	70.0	55.0	60.0	53.0			59.0	33.0		33.0	$24,768
New Hampton Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Main St.	New Hampton	03256	Belknap County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-3221	93	8	11.6	35.5%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	60.4	83^rd of 230 public elementary schools	63.9%		61.8	80^th of 224 public elementary schools	64.3%	3	53.0	50.0	45.0				49.0	63.0	45.0	85.0				64.0	45.0		45.0	$20,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Street School

Is Pleasant Street School a good school?

Pleasant Street School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Street School?

Students at Pleasant Street School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Pleasant Street School in?

Laconia School District

How many students attend Pleasant Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Pleasant Street School.

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