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Little Harbour School

Public Grades K-5

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Little Harbour School is a public elementary school in Portsmouth School District, serving 335 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Hampshire, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years.

Little Harbour School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in mathematics (82%), reading (81%), and science (59%) that significantly outpace the state averages of 42%, 55%, and 38%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th-grade mathematics, with proficiency rates of 88% and 83%, compared to the state average of 53% and 52%. Little Harbour School also ranks among the top schools in New Hampshire for the performance of female, male, and white student subgroups, as well as for its exceptional performance among special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Mary C. Dondero Elementary School and New Franklin School, Little Harbour School maintains a lower student-teacher ratio and has relatively low free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 6.76% to 11.56% over the past three school years. The closest competitor to Little Harbour School in terms of academic performance is Rye Elementary School, which is ranked 11th in the state.

325

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,066

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Clough Dr.
Portsmouth, NH 03801-5297

(603) 436-1708

District: Portsmouth School District

Students who attend Little Harbour School usually attend:

Middle:	Portsmouth Middle School
High:	Portsmouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Asian:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Hampshire elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg68%

New Hampshire avg45%

7^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

9^th of 158Portsmouth 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
2025	94.9	7 of 224	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	8 of 234	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	8 of 237	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	8 of 233	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	13 of 211	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	7 of 231	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	11 of 231	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	7 of 229	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	5 of 244	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	3 of 206	98.5%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	5 of 242	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	13 of 241	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	24 of 241	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	16 of 237	93.2%	★★★★★
2010	71.4	55 of 242	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	61 of 240	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	45 of 236	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	58.8	107 of 237	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	107 of 238	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	3 of 182	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	7 of 187	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	10 of 193	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	14 of 187	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	13 of 160	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	6 of 192	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	10 of 190	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	10 of 186	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	8 of 193	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	3 of 194	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	8 of 168	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	14 of 195	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	94.3	2 of 70	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	7 of 52	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	5 of 223	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	7 of 228	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	8 of 233	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	4 of 229	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	10 of 209	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	6 of 229	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	5 of 227	97.8%	★★★★★

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 (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+40 vs state

Reading81%+26 vs state

Science59%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Little Harbour 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
Little Harbour School	Public	K-5	50 Clough Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-1708	325	34	9.5	12.3%	260 (80.0%)	5 (1.5%)	17 (5.2%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	94.9	7^th of 224 public elementary schools	96.9%		93	8^th of 234 public elementary schools	96.6%	1	88.0	83.0	75.0				82.0	78.0	81.0	84.0				81.0	59.0		59.0	$20,066
New Franklin School	Public	K-5	1 Franklin Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 436-0910	247	29	8.5	19.8%	204 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	95.7	5^th of 224 public elementary schools	97.8%		85.8	21^st of 234 public elementary schools	91.0%	16	90.0	73.0	78.0				80.0	90.0	84.0	90.0				88.0	62.0		62.0	$24,986
Maude H. Trefethen School	Public	K-6	142 Cranfield St	New Castle	03854	Rockingham County	New Castle School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-5416	33	4	9.1		30 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								(n/a)														93.0				$25,003
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
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
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
Newington Public School	Public	K-6	133 Nimble Hill Rd.	Newington	03801	Rockingham County	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-1482	43	7	6.5	9.3%	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)							48.0							76.0				$26,559
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
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
Garrison School	Public	K-4	50 Garrison Rd.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6752	353	29	12.1	14.4%	296 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.1%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	61.1	84^th of 224 public elementary schools	62.5%		57.9	96^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.0%	12	60.0	46.0					54.0	64.0	57.0					61.0				$15,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Harbour School

Is Little Harbour School a good school?

Yes! Little Harbour School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools.

How many students attend Little Harbour School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Little Harbour School.

What district is Little Harbour School in?

Portsmouth School District

What is the racial makeup of Little Harbour School?

Students at Little Harbour School are 80% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Little Harbour School attend?

Students who attend Little Harbour School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Portsmouth Middle School
High : Portsmouth High School

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