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William Allen School

Public Grades K-5

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

William Allen School is an elementary school located in Rochester, New Hampshire, serving 292 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Rochester School District, which is ranked 134 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Allen School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42% statewide and 29% in the Rochester School District. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rate of 34% was significantly lower than the state's 55% and the district's 40%. Additionally, the school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Hampshire over the past several years, ranking 191 out of 224 elementary schools in the state in the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing William Allen School to other elementary schools in the Rochester School District, it consistently underperforms. For example, East Rochester School and Gonic School have higher academic proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at William Allen School, 52.05% in the 2023-2024 school year, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance, as research has shown that students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds often face additional challenges that can impact their educational outcomes.

280

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,689

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Granite St.
Rochester, NH 03867-2993

(603) 332-2280

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend William Allen School usually attend:

Middle:	Rochester Middle School
High:	Bud Carlson Academy
	Spaulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Hampshire avg45%

191^st of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Rochester School District

134^th of 158Rochester 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	20.5	191 of 224	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	201 of 234	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	220 of 237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	218 of 233	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	154 of 211	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.4	80 of 231	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.1	208 of 231	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	54.4	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	26.9	200 of 242	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	228 of 241	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	202 of 241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	223 of 237	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	210 of 242	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	173 of 240	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.0	154 of 236	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.9	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	113 of 238	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	150 of 182	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	137 of 187	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	186 of 193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	79 of 192	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.9	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	158 of 186	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	170 of 193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.4	54 of 195	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	26.5	154 of 195	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	188 of 223	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	224 of 233	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.7	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	200 of 227	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Science31%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, December 14, 2014

One must take into consideration other aspects besides the standardized testing statistics offered when viewing this profile. Please keep in mind that the school itself does not decide the student teacher ratio. That is dictated by the school district. The staff of William Allen School work tirelessly to educate the students they have entrusted to them daily. They are a wonderful, caring bunch of teachers who do their absolute best under circumstances beyond their control. My children attended this school and they are doing wonderfully. Test scores do NOT tell the whole story! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Allen school is the worst school you can possibally send your child to. The teachers over look students who are advanced and treat them like they have behavior issus do to the fact that they arnt challenging advanced students. there are to many student per teacher and most times teachers are right out ofcollege with no prior experence woking with kids. the principalwill listen to parents concerns and tell them what they wanna here then nothing happens. They let kindergarden students go out for recess with no coats on in winter and say its the child job to remember to put a coat on! un bealevable the lack of care for our children. other students kick and hit other students and even after diciplinary measures were taken the behavior continues! do not send your child here. Allen school is lowest ranked school in all rochester school district. Close Quote

Schools Near William Allen 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 All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
William Allen School	Public	K-5	23 Granite St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2280	280	31	9.0	52.5%	243 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	20.5	191^st of 224 public elementary schools	14.7%		17.3	201^st of 234 public elementary schools	14.1%	10	19.0	32.0	34.0	27.0	19.0	38.0	51.0	34.0	31.0	31.0	$16,689
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple Street	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6481	114	10	11.4	24.6%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	31.1	165^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.3%		43.2	135^th of 234 public elementary schools	42.3%	30	44.0	28.0	54.0	41.0	35.0	39.0	54.0	42.0	23.0	23.0	$16,897
School Street School	Public	K-4	13 School St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-6483	50	7	7.1	36.0%	44 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)		83.0		74.0		67.0		58.0			$19,543
McClelland School	Public	K-5	59 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-2180	310	33	9.3	37.7%	259 (83.5%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	24.2	182^nd of 224 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.6	203^rd of 234 public elementary schools	13.2%	21	48.0	31.0	30.0	36.0	34.0	23.0	51.0	37.0	31.0	31.0	$15,254
Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	316	33	9.5	37.7%	276 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	20.2	193^rd of 224 public elementary schools	13.8%		10.6	221^st of 234 public elementary schools	5.6%	28	44.0	37.0	28.0	36.0	36.0	35.0	42.0	38.0	17.0	17.0	$15,158
Gonic School	Public	K-5	10 Railroad Ave.	Rochester	03839	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6487	211	20	10.5	38.9%	185 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	45.9	126^th of 224 public elementary schools	43.8%		28.5	184^th of 234 public elementary schools	21.4%	58	54.0	53.0	40.0	48.0	50.0	47.0	55.0	51.0	33.0	33.0	$16,261
East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St.	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	300	29	10.3	29.7%	263 (87.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	50.4	112^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.0%		18.8	195^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.7%	83	83.0	35.0	40.0	49.0	71.0	34.0	60.0	53.0	33.0	33.0	$21,006
Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	285	23	12.3	43.5%	204 (71.6%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.0%)	23 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	13.7	203^rd of 224 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.7	211^th of 234 public elementary schools	9.8%	8	38.0	20.0		24.0	34.0	37.0	36.0	36.0	16.0	16.0	$15,502
Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	77 Ramsdell Lane	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-5586	137	25	5.4	8.8%	129 (94.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)											$10,170
Barrington Elementary School	Public	1-4	570 Calef Highway	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2641	405	25	16.2	12.8%	379 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	46.5	124^th of 224 public elementary schools	44.6%		45.5	133^rd of 234 public elementary schools	43.2%	9	46.0	45.0		45.0	54.0	53.0		54.0			$17,125

Frequently Asked Questions about William Allen School

What district is William Allen School in?

Rochester School District

What schools do graduates of William Allen School attend?

Students who attend William Allen School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rochester Middle School
High : Bud Carlson Academy
High : Spaulding High School

What is the racial makeup of William Allen School?

Students at William Allen School are 87% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend William Allen School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended William Allen School.

Is William Allen School a good school?

William Allen School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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