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Maple Wood Elementary School

Q: Is Maple Wood Elementary School a good school?

Maple Wood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Maple Wood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Maple Wood Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Maple Wood Elementary School?

Students at Maple Wood Elementary School are 72% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Maple Wood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maple Wood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Somersworth Middle School High : Somersworth High School

Public Grades 3-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Maple Wood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Somersworth, New Hampshire, serving 287 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Somersworth School District, which is ranked 143 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maple Wood Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of Maple Wood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 42% statewide and 22% for the Somersworth School District. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and white student subgroups all in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools. The school's performance for special education students is particularly concerning, ranking 71st out of 72 elementary schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as School Street School in the neighboring Rochester School District, Maple Wood Elementary School consistently underperforms in both Mathematics and Reading proficiency rates. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Maple Wood Elementary School, ranging from 40.42% to 46.08% over the past three school years, may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic underperformance.

285

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,502

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

184 Maple Street
Somersworth, NH 03878-1593

(603) 692-3331

District: Somersworth School District

Students who attend Maple Wood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Somersworth Middle School
High:	Somersworth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Two or more races:

10.2%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

New Hampshire avg45%

203^rd of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2022

From bottom 18% (2022) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 158Somersworth 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	13.7	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	211 of 234	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	186 of 237	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	190 of 233	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	165 of 182	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	166 of 187	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	149 of 193	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	173 of 186	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	150 of 194	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	70 of 71	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	209 of 228	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	187 of 229	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Maple Wood Elementary 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
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
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
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street	Public	K-4	78 Horne St.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6756	412	31	13.2	22.1%	308 (74.8%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.1%)	36 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	67.9	62^nd of 224 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	73^rd of 234 public elementary schools	68.8%	11	63.0	62.0					62.0	53.0	62.0					57.0				$14,021
Rollinsford Grade School	Public	K-6	487 Locust St.	Rollinsford	03869	Strafford County	Rollinsford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 742-2351	154	13	12.1	15.6%	138 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	36.1	149^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.5%		58.1	94^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.8%	55	37.0	58.0	21.0	36.0			37.0	32.0	53.0	42.0	60.0			47.0				$21,385
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%)	31.3	161^st of 224 public elementary schools	28.1%		43.1	136^th of 234 public elementary schools	41.9%	25	33.0	26.0	15.0	23.0	45.0	48.0	31.0	58.0	59.0	52.0	31.0	62.0	61.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	50.0
Woodman Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Towle Ave.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-6700	421	35	12.0	44.7%	304 (72.2%)	12 (2.9%)	30 (7.1%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	30.5	167^th of 224 public elementary schools	25.4%		36.1	158^th of 234 public elementary schools	32.5%	9	43.0	34.0					39.0	40.0	49.0					44.0				$19,622
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maple Wood Elementary School

What district is Maple Wood Elementary School in?

Somersworth School District

What is the racial makeup of Maple Wood Elementary School?

Students at Maple Wood Elementary School are 72% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Maple Wood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maple Wood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somersworth Middle School
High : Somersworth High School

How many students attend Maple Wood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Maple Wood Elementary School.

Is Maple Wood Elementary School a good school?

Maple Wood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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