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Paul Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Paul Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Sanbornville, New Hampshire, with a total enrollment of 425 students. The school is part of the Wakefield School District, which is ranked 149 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paul Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools, with a ranking between 169-225 out of 206-244 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the New Hampshire SAS assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in mathematics (25%) and reading (34%) well below the state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The school's performance on the SAS Science assessment is particularly low, with only 17% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38%. The school's performance for female, male, and white students, as well as special education students, is also consistently in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Nearby schools, such as Effingham Elementary School, Tuftonboro Central School, and New Durham Elementary School, generally outperform Paul Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science, as well as higher rankings within the state. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and low student-teacher ratio may suggest a need for additional resources and support to address the unique needs of the student population.

410

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,298

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Taylor Way
Sanbornville, NH 03872-4350

(603) 522-8891

District: Wakefield School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

198^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

121^st of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

149^th of 158Wakefield 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	15.8	198 of 224	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	225 of 234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	219 of 237	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	205 of 233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	175 of 211	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	190 of 231	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	199 of 231	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	192 of 244	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	169 of 206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.4	119 of 242	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.6	138 of 241	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	164 of 241	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	144 of 237	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	156 of 242	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.2	96 of 240	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	15.0	214 of 236	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	210 of 237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	152 of 238	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	145 of 182	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	179 of 193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	158 of 187	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	134 of 160	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	124 of 192	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	129 of 190	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	166 of 186	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	184 of 193	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	169 of 199	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	166 of 195	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	203 of 223	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	217 of 233	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	202 of 229	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	174 of 209	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	189 of 229	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	201 of 227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	121 of 130	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	112 of 130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	100 of 125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	84 of 131	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	106 of 134	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	76 of 131	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	93 of 131	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.2	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	26.3	101 of 127	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	95 of 127	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	118 of 129	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	100 of 126	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	96 of 112	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	91 of 115	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	70 of 116	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	74 of 114	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	121 of 131	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	121 of 128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	117 of 132	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	113 of 129	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	100 of 123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	56 of 126	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	85 of 129	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2018)8th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

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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
Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Taylor Way	Sanbornville	03872	Carroll County	Wakefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 522-8891	410	36	11.3	37.1%	390 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15.8	198^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.6%		8.2	225^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.8%	27	24.0	23.0	31.0	26.0	30.0	11.0	25.0	30.0	41.0	44.0	30.0	36.0	20.0	34.0	19.0	13.0	17.0	$16,298
Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Kings Highway	Middleton	03887	Strafford County	Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 473-5000	155	14	11.0	33.5%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.2	162^nd of 224 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.3	190^th of 234 public elementary schools	18.8%	28	57.0	21.0	39.0	33.0			39.0	20.0	17.0	57.0	40.0			32.0	43.0		43.0	$18,149
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	55.0						55.0	48.0						48.0				$18,909
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	237	20	11.8	41.8%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	14.2	200^th of 224 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.2	214^th of 234 public elementary schools	8.5%	14	30.0	33.0					23.0	24.0	47.0	24.0				32.0	18.0		18.0	$17,725
New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	144	17	8.5	23.6%	132 (91.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	51.1	111^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.4%		74.1	48^th of 234 public elementary schools	79.5%	63	70.0	45.0	15.0	64.0			48.0	52.0	50.0	60.0	64.0			56.0	25.0		25.0	$33,403
Valley View Community School	Public	PK, KG-3	79 Thayer Dr.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-4757	245	28	8.7	40.8%	213 (86.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)	47.0						47.0	39.0						39.0				$19,514
Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	407	44	9.3	15.0%	389 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	26.9	178^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.5%		19.9	192^nd of 234 public elementary schools	17.9%	14	59.0	43.0	14.0	16.0	34.0		29.0	43.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	62.0	46.0	46.0	29.0	22.0	26.0	$23,872
Tuftonboro Central School	Public	K-6	205 Middle Rd.	Center Tuftonboro	03816	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2050	99	13	7.6	24.2%	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	99^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.8%		55.5	106^th of 234 public elementary schools	54.7%	7	55.0	45.0	48.0	50.0			49.0	64.0	67.0	71.0	43.0			62.0	19.0		19.0	$25,214
Ossipee Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Main St.	Center Ossipee	03814	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-4589	276	36	7.6	52.5%	264 (95.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	177^th of 224 public elementary schools	21.0%		29.5	179^th of 234 public elementary schools	23.5%	2	39.0	43.0	28.0	53.0			41.0	34.0	41.0	45.0	34.0			38.0	24.0		24.0	$15,905
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Elementary School

What district is Paul Elementary School in?

Wakefield School District

What is the racial makeup of Paul Elementary School?

Students at Paul Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Paul Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Paul Elementary School.

Is Paul Elementary School a good school?

Paul Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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