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Strafford School

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Strafford School ranks 130 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Strafford School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Strafford, New Hampshire, with 394 students. The school is part of the Strafford School District, which is ranked 100 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Strafford School faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in math (45%) and reading (48%) were lower than the state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The school's performance for specific student groups, such as female, male, and white students, is also below the state averages for those groups. Additionally, Strafford School has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 12.68% in 2021-2022 to 15.74% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Strafford School's performance is generally lower. For instance, Nottingham Elementary School, located about 8.5 miles away, consistently outperforms Strafford School in both math and reading proficiency rates. Strafford School's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 87th out of 206 NH elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 130th out of 224 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is falling behind its peers in the state. However, the school's reading proficiency rates are closer to the state average, indicating a relative strength in reading instruction.

376

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,216

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Roller Coaster Rd.
Strafford, NH 03884-6662

(603) 664-2842

District: Strafford School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 36th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 36th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

130^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Hampshire Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 158Strafford 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
2025	43.3	130 of 224	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	143 of 234	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	129 of 237	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	148 of 233	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	119 of 211	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	114 of 231	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	121 of 231	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.9	136 of 244	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	87 of 206	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	46 of 242	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	10 of 241	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	4 of 241	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	94.3	1 of 237	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	90.1	7 of 242	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	13 of 240	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	16 of 236	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	71.2	61 of 237	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	58.0	106 of 238	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	107 of 182	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	128 of 187	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	111 of 193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	134 of 187	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	109 of 160	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	107 of 192	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	110 of 190	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	115 of 186	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	104 of 199	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	117 of 194	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	78 of 168	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	81 of 195	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	78 of 195	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	129 of 223	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	143 of 228	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	123 of 233	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	154 of 229	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	123 of 209	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	121 of 227	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	73 of 132	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	46 of 130	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	81 of 134	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	59 of 125	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	45 of 128	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	52 of 131	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.1	44 of 125	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.7	35 of 134	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	25 of 107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.6	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	4 of 128	96.9%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	7 of 127	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	88.6	6 of 127	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	77.4	18 of 129	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	64.3	39 of 125	68.8%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	27 of 126	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	78 of 112	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	70 of 114	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	84 of 115	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	65 of 113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	46 of 114	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	39 of 116	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	37 of 116	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	45 of 113	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	65 of 117	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	97 of 117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	33 of 116	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	75 of 131	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	44 of 128	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	82 of 132	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	58 of 123	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	41 of 126	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	55 of 129	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

Science41%+3 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, January 23, 2017

A great school has been brought low by anti-tax snipers intent on reducing costs regardless of the impact on education. Science, in particular, has been hit hard. Reductions in science staff, little or no science training, and bare lip service to NGSS standards. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 11, 2016

Wonderful, experienced educators here! This school has a huge sense of community. Close Quote

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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
Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd.	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	376	39	9.6	15.7%	368 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	43.3	130^th of 224 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	143^rd of 234 public elementary schools	38.9%	13	69.0	56.0	42.0	36.0	35.0	34.0	45.0	53.0	46.0	43.0	36.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	32.0	50.0	41.0	$15,216
Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	511 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Northwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 942-5488	413	34	12.3	17.4%	388 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	47.4	119^th of 224 public elementary schools	46.9%		53	112^th of 234 public elementary schools	52.1%	7	47.0	58.0	42.0	35.0	45.0	49.0	45.0	34.0	68.0	67.0	39.0	58.0	74.0	56.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	$17,581
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	245 Stage Rd.	Nottingham	03290	Rockingham County	Nottingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 679-5632	527	40	13.1	9.1%	484 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	68.8	59^th of 224 public elementary schools	73.7%		68.4	64^th of 234 public elementary schools	72.6%	5	66.0	23.0	65.0	77.0	70.0	88.0	66.0	57.0	41.0	83.0	68.0	68.0	77.0	67.0	54.0	62.0	58.0	$15,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Strafford School

What is the racial makeup of Strafford School?

Students at Strafford School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Strafford School District

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Strafford School ranks 130^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Strafford School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Strafford School.

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