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Gonic School

Q: Is Gonic School a good school?

Gonic School ranks 142 nd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Gonic School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Gonic School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gonic School?

Students at Gonic School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Gonic School attend?

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

Public Grades K-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Gonic School is a public elementary school serving 211 students in grades K–5 in the Gonic area of Rochester, New Hampshire, within the Rochester School District. The school’s latest ranking is 142nd out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 38th percentile with a 2-star rating. Although the district ranks relatively low statewide, Gonic performs better than the district overall and currently ranks ahead of nearby Rochester schools. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.5, a favorable figure compared with many area schools. About 38.9% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of family economic circumstances.

Gonic’s strongest feature is its performance compared with other schools in Rochester. In 2025–2026, 41% of students were proficient in math, 53% in reading, and 31% in science. Those results were above the district averages in every subject and led the local comparison group. For example, East Rochester School reported 35% math, 41% reading, and 15% science proficiency, while McClelland School reported 38%, 40%, and 21%. Gonic’s fifth grade was particularly strong: 44% proficiency in math and 75% in reading, with the reading result standing well above nearby Rochester schools. Science is also a local strength, although Gonic remains below the statewide science average.

Performance has improved meaningfully since 2023–2024, when Gonic ranked in the 21st percentile, though the latest results slipped from the 44th percentile reached in 2024–2025. Fourth grade is the clearest area for improvement: math proficiency was 36% and reading proficiency just 30%, both well below state averages. Results also show a 16-percentile-point difference between male and female subgroup rankings, an area worth monitoring. Compared with stronger outside benchmarks such as Barrington Elementary School and Seacoast Charter School, Gonic still has room to improve, but its recent momentum and strong local standing are encouraging.

211

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,261

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Railroad Ave.
Rochester, NH 03839-5227

(603) 332-6487

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend Gonic School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rochester School District

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg32%

New Hampshire avg46%

142^nd of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	41.3	142 of 230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	126 of 224	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	184 of 234	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	179 of 237	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	201 of 233	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	96 of 231	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	151 of 231	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	132 of 244	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	181 of 242	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	171 of 241	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	185 of 241	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	184 of 237	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	186 of 242	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	156 of 240	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.1	71 of 236	69.9%	★★★★☆
2007	40.2	163 of 237	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.0	163 of 238	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	127 of 184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	127 of 182	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	138 of 187	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	143 of 193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	138 of 187	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.1	67 of 192	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	88 of 190	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.0	73 of 186	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	135 of 193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	89 of 195	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	151 of 195	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	137 of 229	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	190 of 233	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	210 of 229	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	93 of 229	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	150 of 227	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

Science31%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 20, 2017

My son had multiple problems with bullying at the Gonic school.While the principal was always very helpful once I reported it, the teachers would often do nothing about these physical incidents.On several occasions the same staff member was made aware of an incident yet there was no action taken until I would report it to the school myself. On more than one occasion my child was knocked to the ground. I was actually told my son should tell another teacher. For some reason it was acceptable that this particular playground monitor was ignoring this behavior time and time again. After I complained to the school the teachers then became very cold to me and it was always somehow his fault. This year's teacher wouldn't respond to my questions or concerns written on his weekly progress report in the parental questions or concerns section. Which was required to be signed and returned every week. She also singled him out in front of the entire class for having a walking disability. Telling another student she was afraid he would fall down the stairs if he helped with the lunch bucket, a class room job he had done in years past. If this was her fear she could've handled it in a more discreet way. He came home very upset not understanding why she would say that. I could give at least 10 more examples of unprofessional behaviour. I would never send my child back to this school! Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gonic School

How many students attend Gonic School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Gonic School.

What district is Gonic School in?

Rochester School District

Is Gonic School a good school?

Gonic School ranks 142^nd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gonic School?

Students at Gonic School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Gonic School attend?

Students who attend Gonic School usually go on to attend:

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

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