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Matthew Thornton Elementary School

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Matthew Thornton Elementary School ranks 94 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Matthew Thornton Elementary School is a public school serving 537 students in grades 1–5 in the Londonderry, New Hampshire, community. The school is part of the Londonderry School District, which ranks in the top third of New Hampshire districts. Matthew Thornton currently ranks in the 59th percentile statewide, a notable improvement from the low-40th percentile range in recent years.

The school’s clearest strength is mathematics: 61% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 55% across the district and 44% statewide. Math proficiency has risen 20 points since 2022–23. Reading proficiency was 53%, close to the state result but below the district’s 60%; third-grade reading was the main concern at 46%, while fifth-grade reading reached 60%. Science was the lowest-performing subject at 35%, below both the district and state, although it has improved from 26% two years earlier. Overall, the latest results show broad progress, including gains in math, reading, and science.

Matthew Thornton is improving, but it remains the lowest-ranked elementary school within its district. In comparison, North Londonderry Elementary School ranks in the 83rd percentile, and South Londonderry Elementary School ranks in the 86th percentile. Their academic results are also higher in all three tested subjects, making them the most relevant comparison because they share the same district and grade configuration. Outside Londonderry, Matthew Thornton compares favorably with most nearby schools, ranking above Hills Garrison Elementary School and the Derry schools, though it trails highly ranked Griffin Memorial School. Its competitive 11.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio and improving subgroup results are additional positives, while early reading and science remain important areas to watch.

537

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,031

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Mammoth Rd
Londonderry, NH 03053-3004

(603) 432-6937

District: Londonderry School District

Students who attend Matthew Thornton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Londonderry Middle School
High:	Londonderry Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg53%

New Hampshire avg46%

94^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Londonderry School District

52^nd of 166Londonderry 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	57.6	94 of 230	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	114 of 224	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	139 of 234	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	111 of 233	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	93 of 211	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	112 of 231	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	120 of 231	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	137 of 229	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	147 of 244	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.4	56 of 206	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	62 of 242	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	59.2	101 of 241	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	70 of 241	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	61.8	94 of 237	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	85 of 242	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.8	83 of 240	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.8	124 of 236	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.3	66 of 237	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.2	58 of 238	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	87 of 182	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	105 of 187	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	89 of 193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	62 of 160	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	115 of 192	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	108 of 190	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	71 of 184	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	109 of 186	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	118 of 199	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	109 of 194	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	61 of 168	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	64 of 195	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	86 of 195	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	40 of 71	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	34 of 34	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	89 of 229	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	114 of 223	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	147 of 228	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	132 of 233	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	113 of 229	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	92 of 209	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	109 of 229	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	133 of 227	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+17 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Science35%-3 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
Matthew Thornton Elementary School	Public	1-5	275 Mammoth Rd	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6937	537	47	11.4	12.7%	462 (86.0%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	57.6	94^th of 230 public elementary schools	59.1%		49.8	114^th of 224 public elementary schools	49.1%	20	62.0	63.0	59.0				61.0	46.0	53.0	60.0				53.0	35.0		35.0	$17,031
Moose Hill School	Public	PK-K	150 Pillsbury Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 437-5855	343	22	15.4	5.5%	305 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$36,400
South Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	88 South Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-6956	412	42	9.9	13.6%	382 (92.7%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	80.6	32^nd of 230 public elementary schools	86.1%		73.7	45^th of 224 public elementary schools	79.9%	13	76.0	65.0	74.0				71.0	70.0	62.0	67.0				66.0	49.0		49.0	$18,961
Grinnell School	Public	K-4	6 Grinnell Rd	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-1238	338	31	11.0	32.0%	272 (80.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	23.9	188^th of 230 public elementary schools	18.3%		31.4	160^th of 224 public elementary schools	28.6%	28	41.0	40.0					40.0	36.0	40.0					38.0				$16,436
South Range Elementary School	Public	K-4	1 Drury Ln	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1219	333	27	12.5	30.9%	276 (82.9%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	41.4	140^th of 230 public elementary schools	39.1%		46.5	123^rd of 224 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	56.0	49.0					52.0	44.0	44.0					44.0				$20,826
North Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	19 Sanborn Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6933	451	37	12.0	11.3%	398 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	76.6	39^th of 230 public elementary schools	83.0%		62.4	75^th of 224 public elementary schools	66.5%	36	72.0	68.0	59.0				66.0	58.0	64.0	73.0				65.0	46.0		46.0	$16,507
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School	Public	K-4	21 Eastgate Rd	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 434-2430	485	40	12.1	23.5%	407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	37.3	155^th of 230 public elementary schools	32.6%		37.4	144^th of 224 public elementary schools	35.7%	11	43.0	53.0					48.0	44.0	45.0					44.0				$17,959
Wellheart Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	646 Daniel Webster Hwy	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Wellheart Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(603) 314-8389	0																		(n/a)							14.0							30.0
Griffin Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-4	229 Charles Bancroft Hwy	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-5931	428	35	12.0	14.3%	376 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	85.4	25^th of 230 public elementary schools	89.1%		70.9	50^th of 224 public elementary schools	77.7%	25	70.0	71.0					71.0	72.0	70.0					71.0				$17,512
Reeds Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Lyons Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6215	504	43	11.8	11.1%	405 (80.4%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	62.9	75^th of 230 public elementary schools	67.4%		63.4	73^rd of 224 public elementary schools	67.4%	2	60.0	55.0					58.0	62.0	54.0					58.0				$17,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthew Thornton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Matthew Thornton Elementary School?

Students at Matthew Thornton Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Matthew Thornton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Matthew Thornton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Londonderry Middle School
High : Londonderry Senior High School

Is Matthew Thornton Elementary School a good school?

Matthew Thornton Elementary School ranks 94^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Matthew Thornton Elementary School in?

Londonderry School District

How many students attend Matthew Thornton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Matthew Thornton Elementary School.

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