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Marlborough Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Marlborough Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, with 157 students. The school is part of the Marlborough School District, which is ranked 147 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Marlborough Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 136-216 out of 211-244 schools.

Marlborough Elementary School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the NH SAS assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in Math for all grades was 26% compared to the state average of 42%, and in Reading, the school's proficiency rate was 34% compared to the state's 55%. The school's performance for female and white student subgroups also lags behind the state, with the school ranking 141 out of 187 NH elementary schools for female students and 178 out of 228 for white students, both with a 1-star rating. Marlborough Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.88% to 43.51% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Marlborough Elementary School to the nearby schools, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Symonds Elementary School in Keene, which is about 5 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Hampshire elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science. Marlborough Elementary School's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 136 out of 211 schools in 2020-2021 to 204 out of 224 schools in 2024-2025. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the relatively low student-teacher ratio at Marlborough Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance.

164

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,127

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Fitch Court
Marlborough, NH 03455-2437

(603) 876-4465

District: Marlborough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

African American:

2.4%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

204^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

113^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 158Marlborough 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	204 of 224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	169 of 234	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	184 of 237	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	165 of 233	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	136 of 211	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	216 of 231	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	186 of 231	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	167 of 229	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.8	145 of 206	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.5	136 of 242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	162 of 241	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.4	85 of 241	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.9	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	25 of 242	89.7%	★★★★★
2009	71.1	63 of 240	73.8%	★★★★☆
2008	40.8	162 of 236	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.7	117 of 237	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.0	162 of 238	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	141 of 187	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	134 of 193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	140 of 190	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	207 of 223	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	178 of 228	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	169 of 233	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	135 of 209	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	190 of 227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	78 of 130	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	80 of 134	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	95 of 128	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	69 of 131	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.8	31 of 125	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	43 of 134	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	42 of 107	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.7	32 of 131	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	61.3	43 of 128	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	85.3	11 of 127	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	62.0	41 of 127	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.1	95 of 129	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.5	72 of 125	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	50 of 126	60.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	64 of 128	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	114 of 129	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	96 of 126	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	68 of 129	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Science18%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Marlborough Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Marlborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	41 Fitch Court	Marlborough	03455	Cheshire County	Marlborough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 876-4465	164	15	11.2	42.7%	151 (92.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	13.5	204^th of 224 public elementary schools	8.9%		32.6	169^th of 234 public elementary schools	27.8%	35	32.0	31.0		18.0	24.0	17.0	26.0	32.0	25.0		38.0	47.0	31.0	34.0		28.0	18.0	$22,127
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	K-8	98 South Lincoln Street	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Gathering Waters Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 733-8701	219	29	7.6	24.2%	190 (86.8%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)
Wheelock Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Adams St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-2244	192	22	8.5	54.7%	168 (87.5%)	3 (1.6%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	42.5	131^st of 224 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.6	160^th of 234 public elementary schools	31.6%	29	49.0	58.0	44.0				51.0	41.0	48.0	48.0				45.0	33.0		33.0	$18,878
Wells Memorial School	Public	K-6	235 Chesham Rd.	Harrisville	03450	Cheshire County	Harrisville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 827-3272	47	5	8.7	17.0%	40 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)								(n/a)							52.0							68.0				$23,429
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Washington St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-1712	234	20	11.4	61.1%	186 (79.5%)	5 (2.1%)	26 (11.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	28	175^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.9%		34	163^rd of 234 public elementary schools	30.3%	12	47.0	35.0	23.0				35.0	50.0	33.0	51.0				45.0	28.0		28.0	$19,972
Mt. Caesar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	585 Old Homstead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-4797	268	23	11.7	36.9%	245 (91.4%)	5 (1.9%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		$21,795
Fuller Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Elm St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-1245	275	25	11.0	32.0%	237 (86.2%)	5 (1.8%)	15 (5.5%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	52.6	106^th of 224 public elementary schools	52.7%		52.6	113^th of 234 public elementary schools	51.7%	7	77.0	54.0	21.0				52.0	61.0	56.0	59.0				59.0	28.0		28.0	$18,710
Symonds Elementary School	Public	K-5	79 Park Ave.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-3405	299	27	11.0	24.4%	256 (85.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	75.1	40^th of 224 public elementary schools	82.1%		68.6	62^nd of 234 public elementary schools	73.5%	22	67.0	82.0	50.0				67.0	50.0	71.0	64.0				61.0	53.0		53.0	$19,595
Troy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 School St.	Troy	03465	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 242-7741	116	13	9.0	43.1%	103 (88.8%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	23.2	183^rd of 224 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.6	206^th of 234 public elementary schools	12.0%	23		24.0	33.0	18.0			34.0		47.0	39.0	41.0			47.0	33.0		33.0	$21,029
Cutler Elementary School	Public	3-6	31 S. Winchester St.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 352-3383	316	23	13.6	31.3%	303 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	34.5	153^rd of 224 public elementary schools	31.7%		32.7	168^th of 234 public elementary schools	28.2%	15	63.0	36.0	28.0	41.0			42.0	48.0	36.0	46.0	49.0			44.0	26.0		26.0	$20,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlborough Elementary School

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Marlborough School District

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Marlborough Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

How many students attend Marlborough Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 164 students attended Marlborough Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Marlborough Elementary School?

Students at Marlborough Elementary School are 92% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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