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Chamberlain Street School

Q: Is Chamberlain Street School a good school?

Chamberlain Street School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Chamberlain Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Chamberlain Street School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chamberlain Street School?

Students at Chamberlain Street School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chamberlain Street School attend?

Students who attend Chamberlain Street School usually go on to attend: Middle : Rochester Middle School High : Bud Carlson Academy High : Spaulding High School

Public Grades K-5

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Chamberlain Street School is a public elementary school in Rochester, New Hampshire, serving 316 students in grades K–5 as part of the Rochester School District. The school has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.5 and a moderate level of economic need, with 37.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. These conditions provide useful context, but the school’s academic results remain a significant concern. In 2025–2026, only 20% of students were proficient in math and 26% in reading, compared with 27% and 43% across the district and 44% and 55% statewide.

Recent performance has also been inconsistent. Chamberlain Street improved in 2024–2025, reaching 36% proficiency in math and 38% in reading, but those gains were not sustained the following year. The latest results show especially serious challenges in third-grade reading, at 13% proficient, and fifth-grade math, at 16%. Fifth-grade reading was also low at 26%. By comparison, nearby Gonic School posted 41% proficiency in math and 53% in reading, while McClelland School reached 38% and 40%. East Rochester School and Maple Street Magnet School also outperformed Chamberlain Street overall.

Chamberlain Street’s statewide ranking was 221st of 230 schools, placing it in the 4th percentile, compared with 38th percentile for Gonic and 27th for Maple Street Magnet. The school’s low results cannot be explained simply by staffing levels: its student-teacher ratio is lower than that of most nearby comparison schools. Families may want to ask about reading intervention, upper-grade math support, attendance, special education services, instructional consistency, and how the school uses assessment data. There are signs of potential, including stronger fourth-grade results and past periods of higher performance, but the most urgent priorities appear to be rebuilding reading skills in the early grades, supporting fifth-grade students, and sustaining improvement from year to year.

316

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,158

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

65 Chamberlain St
Rochester, NH 03867-3307

(603) 332-5258

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend Chamberlain Street School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg32%

New Hampshire avg46%

221^st of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

143^rd of 166Rochester 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	10.2	221 of 230	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	193 of 224	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	221 of 234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	221 of 233	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	179 of 211	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	157 of 231	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	215 of 231	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	53.0	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	25.0	203 of 242	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	218 of 241	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	186 of 241	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	175 of 237	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	184 of 242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	182 of 240	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.4	131 of 236	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	169 of 237	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.0	105 of 238	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	168 of 182	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	180 of 193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	119 of 192	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	176 of 190	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	134 of 186	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	173 of 193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	182 of 199	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	183 of 194	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	105 of 168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	116 of 195	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.2	179 of 195	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	64 of 71	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	222 of 229	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	221 of 228	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	222 of 233	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	221 of 229	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	168 of 209	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	152 of 229	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.3	215 of 227	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-29 vs state

Mathematics20%-24 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	10.2	221^st of 230 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.2	193^rd of 224 public elementary schools	13.8%	28	397.0	36.0	16.0				20.0	13.0	36.0	26.0				26.0	538.0		< 10%	$15,158
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple St	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%)	30.2	169^th of 230 public elementary schools	26.5%		31.1	165^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.3%	4	50.0	37.0	36.0				41.0	56.0	32.0	50.0				45.0	14.0		14.0	$16,897
Salmon Falls School	Public	K-5	753 Salmon Falls Rd	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(603) 332-6483	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	24.4	184^th of 230 public elementary schools	20.0%					(n/a)	33.0	26.0	37.0				32.0	33.0	30.0	57.0				40.0	35.0		35.0
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%)	25.5	181^st of 230 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.2	182^nd of 224 public elementary schools	18.8%	1	56.0	29.0	32.0				38.0	47.0	29.0	45.0				40.0	21.0		21.0	$15,254
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%)	21.7	195^th of 230 public elementary schools	15.2%		50.4	112^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.0%	83	39.0	50.0	23.0				35.0	43.0	36.0	41.0				41.0	15.0		15.0	$21,006
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%)	41.3	142^nd of 230 public elementary schools	38.3%		45.9	126^th of 224 public elementary schools	43.8%	16	44.0	36.0	44.0				41.0	55.0	30.0	75.0				53.0	31.0		31.0	$16,261
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%)	10.4	219^th of 230 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.7	203^rd of 224 public elementary schools	9.4%	16	28.0	21.0	16.0				21.0	30.0	34.0	37.0				34.0	24.0		24.0	$15,502
Idlehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	46 Stackpole Road	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2435	341	26	13.1	34.9%	242 (71.0%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.9%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)								(n/a)																		$19,929
Seacoast Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	171 Watson Road	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Seacoast Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 842-5764	287	21	13.6	12.2%	257 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	44.1	132^nd of 230 public elementary schools	42.6%		31.3	161^st of 224 public elementary schools	28.1%	29	28.0	40.0	34.0	42.0	38.0	48.0	38.0	39.0	60.0	62.0	58.0	50.0	69.0	57.0	45.0	66.0	55.0
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%)	56.5	99^th of 230 public elementary schools	57.0%		46.5	124^th of 224 public elementary schools	44.6%	25	61.0	48.0					53.0	60.0	50.0					54.0				$17,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Chamberlain Street School

What is the racial makeup of Chamberlain Street School?

Students at Chamberlain Street School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Chamberlain Street School in?

Rochester School District

How many students attend Chamberlain Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Chamberlain Street School.

What schools do graduates of Chamberlain Street School attend?

Students who attend Chamberlain Street School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Chamberlain Street School a good school?

Chamberlain Street School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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