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McClelland School

Public Grades K-5

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

McClelland School is an elementary school in Rochester, New Hampshire, serving 303 students in grades K-5. The school 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. Unfortunately, McClelland School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 173 and 222 out of around 230-240 schools.

The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the New Hampshire SAS assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 36% in mathematics, 37% in reading, and 31% in science, compared to the state averages of 42%, 55%, and 38%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, as well as special education students.

While McClelland School is the lowest-performing elementary school in the Rochester School District, the other district schools also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by McClelland School are not unique but rather reflective of the broader performance issues within the district. In contrast, the nearby Barrington School District, which includes the Early Childhood Learning Center and Barrington Elementary School, performs significantly better than the Rochester schools, with both Barrington schools ranking in the top half of New Hampshire elementary schools and having higher proficiency rates on the SAS assessments.

310

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,254

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Brock St.
Rochester, NH 03867-4404

(603) 332-2180

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend McClelland School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

New Hampshire avg45%

182^nd of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	24.2	182 of 224	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	203 of 234	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	191 of 237	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	197 of 233	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	196 of 211	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	173 of 231	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	214 of 231	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	47.9	144 of 244	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	122 of 242	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.3	185 of 241	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	171 of 241	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.2	151 of 237	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	105 of 242	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	81.3	23 of 240	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	69.9	60 of 236	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	67 of 237	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	48.8	131 of 238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	155 of 182	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	161 of 193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	140 of 187	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	142 of 192	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	183 of 190	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	136 of 186	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	153 of 193	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	140 of 199	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	155 of 195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	166 of 195	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	61 of 72	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	200 of 233	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	201 of 229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	181 of 209	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	171 of 229	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	212 of 227	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

Science31%-7 vs state

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Schools Near McClelland 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McClelland School

How many students attend McClelland School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended McClelland School.

What schools do graduates of McClelland School attend?

Students who attend McClelland School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of McClelland School?

Students at McClelland School are 84% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is McClelland School a good school?

McClelland School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What district is McClelland School in?

Rochester School District

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