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North Hampton School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

North Hampton School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in North Hampton, New Hampshire, with 270 students. The school is part of the North Hampton School District, which is ranked 12th out of 158 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. North Hampton School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Hampshire, with a current ranking of 13th out of 224 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

North Hampton School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in proficiency rates for the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS) in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. In 2024-2025, the school had 70% proficiency in Mathematics compared to the state average of 42%, and 77% proficiency in Reading compared to the state average of 55%. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student groups, ranking 10th out of 182 NH elementary schools for female students and 18th out of 186 for male students in Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, North Hampton School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2% to 6.67% over the past few years, and maintains a small student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.1 to 8.3 over the past few years.

While North Hampton School consistently outperforms the state averages, some nearby schools also demonstrate strong academic performance. For example, Rye Elementary School and Mary C. Dondero Elementary School in Portsmouth rank highly in the state, with Rye Elementary ranking 11th out of 224 schools in 2024-2025. However, North Hampton School's consistent top rankings and exceptional student group performance make it a standout in the region.

268

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,507

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Atlantic Ave.
North Hampton, NH 03862-2342

(603) 964-5501

District: North Hampton School District

Students who attend North Hampton School usually attend:

High:

Winnacunnet High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (74% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Hampshire elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

13^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

11^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 158North Hampton 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	91.6	13 of 224	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	28 of 234	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	10 of 237	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	16 of 233	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	20 of 211	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	17 of 231	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	24 of 231	89.6%	★★★★★
2017	77.3	40 of 229	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	31 of 244	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	45 of 206	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	67 of 242	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	32 of 241	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	33 of 241	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	43 of 237	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	36 of 242	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	25 of 240	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	90.3	6 of 236	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	31 of 237	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	34 of 238	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	10 of 182	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	29 of 187	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	24 of 193	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	13 of 187	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.4	40 of 160	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	30 of 192	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	28 of 190	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	18 of 186	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	25 of 193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	30 of 194	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	10 of 168	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	5 of 195	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	20 of 195	89.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	13 of 223	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	27 of 228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	11 of 233	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	16 of 229	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	21 of 209	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	22 of 227	90.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	11 of 132	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	19 of 130	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	11 of 134	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	14 of 130	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	29 of 128	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	16 of 131	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	10 of 125	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.2	7 of 134	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	76.9	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	13 of 131	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.6	2 of 128	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.2	4 of 127	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	11 of 127	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.5	11 of 129	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	60.7	42 of 125	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.3	20 of 126	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	12 of 112	89.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	19 of 114	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	36 of 115	68.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	26 of 113	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	23 of 114	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	13 of 116	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	12 of 117	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	2 of 116	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	27 of 113	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	15 of 114	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	20 of 128	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	12 of 132	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	15 of 129	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	12 of 123	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading77%+22 vs state

Science74%+36 vs state

Mathematics70%+28 vs state

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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
North Hampton School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Atlantic Ave.	North Hampton	03862	Rockingham County	North Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5501	268	30	8.9	3.4%	248 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	91.6	13^th of 224 public elementary schools	94.2%		83.9	28^th of 234 public elementary schools	88.0%	15	73.0	83.0	81.0	60.0	57.0	72.0	70.0	69.0	79.0	88.0	73.0	71.0	82.0	77.0	76.0	72.0	74.0	$25,507
Adeline C. Marston School	Public	3-5	4 Marston Way	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 926-8708	303	32	9.4	17.2%	272 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	83.7	27^th of 224 public elementary schools	87.9%		82.7	32^nd of 234 public elementary schools	86.3%	5	72.0	64.0	60.0				65.0	73.0	70.0	78.0				74.0	50.0		50.0	$20,313
Hampton Centre School	Public	PK, KG-2	53 Winnacunnet Rd.	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 926-8706	282	35	8.0	17.0%	242 (85.8%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)								(n/a)																		$20,630
Lincoln Akerman School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Exeter Rd.	Hampton Falls	03844	Rockingham County	Hampton Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 926-2539	190	16	12.2	4.2%	166 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	69.7	55^th of 224 public elementary schools	75.4%		82.2	33^rd of 234 public elementary schools	85.9%	22	47.0	72.0	60.0	65.0	72.0	63.0	63.0	40.0	67.0	64.0	76.0	83.0	92.0	73.0	44.0	74.0	60.0	$27,104
Greenland Central School	Public	K-8	70 Post Rd.	Greenland	03840	Rockingham County	Greenland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 431-6723	367	39	9.4	4.4%	328 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	78.6	34^th of 224 public elementary schools	84.8%		89.3	13^th of 234 public elementary schools	94.4%	21	33.0	90.0	63.0	66.0	53.0	36.0	54.0	55.0	79.0	88.0	88.0	78.0	73.0	76.0	45.0	37.0	41.0	$17,146
Virtual Learning Academy (E)	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	19 Hampton Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Virtual Learning Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(603) 778-2500	124	17	7.2	17.7%	100 (80.6%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)								(n/a)						38.0	42.0						92.0	83.0		62.0	67.0
Stratham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Gifford Farm Rd.	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Stratham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 772-5413	498	49	10.1	4.0%	454 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	83.6	28^th of 224 public elementary schools	87.5%		72.9	50^th of 234 public elementary schools	78.6%	22	76.0	76.0	71.0				75.0	64.0	73.0	70.0				69.0	45.0		45.0	$19,425
Rye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	461 Sagamore Rd.	Rye	03870	Rockingham County	Rye School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-4731	211	22	9.6	1.4%	202 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	94.2	11^th of 224 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.1	4^th of 234 public elementary schools	98.3%	7	89.0	79.0					85.0	79.0	76.0					77.0				$38,135
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School	Public	K-5	32 Van Buren Ave.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 436-2231	328	35	9.3	13.7%	233 (71.0%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.4%)	39 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	95	6^th of 224 public elementary schools	97.3%		88.8	16^th of 234 public elementary schools	93.2%	10	94.0	80.0	71.0				80.0	82.0	80.0	83.0				82.0	61.0		61.0	$20,733
Seabrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	256 Walton Rd.	Seabrook	03874	Rockingham County	Seabrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 474-2252	302	27	11.1	52.3%	239 (79.1%)	5 (1.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.9%)	29.2	170^th of 224 public elementary schools	24.1%		29.6	177^th of 234 public elementary schools	24.4%	7	34.0	48.0					42.0	30.0	49.0					40.0				$20,610

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hampton School

Is North Hampton School a good school?

Yes. North Hampton School ranks in the top 5.8% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of North Hampton School attend?

Students who attend North Hampton School usually go on to attend:

High : Winnacunnet High School

How many students attend North Hampton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended North Hampton School.

What is the racial makeup of North Hampton School?

Students at North Hampton School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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