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South Hampton Barnard School

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South Hampton Barnard School ranks 56 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

South Hampton Barnard School is a small public school in the South Hampton, New Hampshire, community, serving 81 students in grades K–8 within the highly regarded South Hampton School District.

The school offers a notably small-school environment, with a student-teacher ratio of 8.1 and one campus serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Its district ranks 24th out of 166 New Hampshire districts, while the school ranks 56th out of 230 statewide for 2025–2026. Mathematics is the clearest strength: 80% of students were proficient, compared with 44% statewide. That result was higher than nearby East Kingston Elementary School (70%), Lincoln Akerman School (61%), and Kensington Elementary School (61%). Upper-grade math was especially impressive, including 100% proficiency in sixth grade and 83% in eighth grade.

Reading performance was also above the state average, at 70% compared with 55%, although it was less dominant than math and has declined from 82% two years earlier. Third-grade reading, at 38%, is the main area to watch, while sixth- and eighth-grade reading results were much stronger. Science proficiency was 63%, well above the 38% state average and comparable to results at Lincoln Street Elementary School, Lincoln Akerman School, and Kensington Elementary School. Overall, the school combines strong current achievement—particularly in mathematics—with personalized class sizes, though its small enrollment can make year-to-year rankings fluctuate.

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,370

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Main Ave.
South Hampton, NH 03827-3527

(603) 394-7744

District: South Hampton School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2006 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (71% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Hampshire elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2006

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

New Hampshire avg46%

Elementary school

56^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

3^rd of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 166South Hampton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	56 of 230	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	19 of 224	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	7 of 234	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	12 of 237	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	68 of 231	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	49.9	123 of 229	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.6	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.2	54 of 240	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	54 of 237	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	91.7	8 of 238	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.4	21 of 223	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	9 of 228	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	15 of 233	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	3 of 138	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 134	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	43.1	79 of 125	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.2	49 of 134	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.2	40 of 131	69.5%	★★★★☆
2009	93.7	2 of 127	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	89.8	5 of 129	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★★
2006	74.6	21 of 126	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	4 of 136	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 132	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2026)55th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+36 vs state

Reading70%+15 vs state

Science63%+25 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/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
South Hampton Barnard School	Public	K-8	219 Main Ave.	South Hampton	03827	Rockingham County	South Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 394-7744	81	10	8.1	3.7%	79 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	70.9	56^th of 230 public elementary schools	75.7%		87.2	19^th of 224 public elementary schools	91.5%	37	54.0	91.0		100.0		83.0	80.0	38.0	55.0		90.0		75.0	70.0		75.0	63.0	$23,370
East Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	5 Andrews Ln.	East Kingston	03827	Rockingham County	East Kingston School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 642-3511	108	17	6.5	8.3%	104 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	89.6	18^th of 230 public elementary schools	92.2%		82.3	31^st of 224 public elementary schools	86.2%	13	76.0	70.0	58.0				70.0	76.0	70.0	92.0				77.0	75.0		75.0	$21,619
Kensington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	122 Amesbury Rd.	Kensington	03833	Rockingham County	Kensington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 772-5705	142	17	8.3	7.7%	131 (92.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	75	45^th of 230 public elementary schools	80.4%		76.2	38^th of 224 public elementary schools	83.0%	7	81.0	53.0	47.0				61.0	57.0	65.0	74.0				65.0	63.0		63.0	$23,317
Memorial School	Public	3-5	31 W Main St	Newton	03858	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-5251	239	26	9.0	6.7%	209 (87.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	74.5	49^th of 230 public elementary schools	78.7%		65.3	69^th of 224 public elementary schools	69.2%	20	58.0	80.0	75.0				70.0	57.0	58.0	70.0				61.0	47.0		47.0	$27,226
Seacoast Classical Academy Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	53 Carlton E Stockwell Way	Newton	03858	Rockingham County	Seacoast Classical Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 691-5429	179	10	17.9	10.1%	162 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	41.2	143^rd of 230 public elementary schools	37.8%					(n/a)	33.0	39.0	58.0	45.0			38.0	42.0	48.0	64.0	55.0			54.0	17.0		12.0
Lincoln Akerman School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Exeter Rd.	Hampton Falls	03844	Rockingham County	Hampton Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 926-2539	190	16	12.2	4.2%	166 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	65.1	66^th of 230 public elementary schools	71.3%		69.7	55^th of 224 public elementary schools	75.4%	11	53.0	63.0	50.0	63.0	69.0	74.0	61.0	53.0	47.0	70.0	79.0	88.0	90.0	72.0	40.0	85.0	63.0	$27,104
Daniel J. Bakie School	Public	PK, KG-2	179 Main St	Kingston	03848	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 642-5272	269	36	7.4	7.4%	244 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)																		$24,425
Seabrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	256 Walton Rd.	Seabrook	03874	Rockingham County	Seabrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 474-2252	302	27	11.1	52.3%	239 (79.1%)	5 (1.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.9%)	12.4	215^th of 230 public elementary schools	6.5%		29.2	170^th of 224 public elementary schools	24.1%	45	32.0	40.0					36.0	22.0	23.0					23.0				$20,610
Great Bay Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Linden St	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Great Bay Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 519-9003	60	8	7.3	30.0%	55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)						516.0	14.0						45.0	46.0		27.0	25.0
Lincoln Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	25 Lincoln St.	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Exeter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8860	401	39	10.2	15.5%	357 (89.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.7%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	86.7	22^nd of 230 public elementary schools	90.4%		85.9	23^rd of 224 public elementary schools	89.7%	1	71.0	73.0	68.0				70.0	64.0	71.0	77.0				71.0	63.0		63.0	$18,332

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hampton Barnard School

What is the racial makeup of South Hampton Barnard School?

Students at South Hampton Barnard School are 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Hampton Barnard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 81 students attended South Hampton Barnard School.

What district is South Hampton Barnard School in?

South Hampton School District

Is South Hampton Barnard School a good school?

South Hampton Barnard School ranks 56^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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