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Whitefield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Whitefield Elementary School in Whitefield, New Hampshire, serves 256 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 in a rural community and is part of the White Mountains Regional School District. The school reported a favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.7 to 1, although nearly 47% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, indicating that many families may face economic challenges.

Academically, Whitefield Elementary School ranks in the 22nd percentile statewide and has a one-star rating. In 2025–26, 28% of students were proficient in math, 43% in reading, and 22% in science—below New Hampshire averages in all three subjects. Math is the clearest concern, especially in grades 4–7, where proficiency ranged from 17% to 24%. Reading is stronger overall, but grade 7 reading was only 29%. The school’s ranking has improved somewhat from its low point in 2022–23, while reading has also shown recent gains; however, overall performance remains well below the school’s stronger results from 2016–18. Grade 3 math is a notable bright spot, with 56% proficiency, slightly above the state rate.

Nearby schools show a wide range of outcomes. Within the same district, Lancaster Elementary School performs better in math and science, with proficiency rates of 41% and 32%, compared with Whitefield’s 28% and 22%. The gaps are much larger with Bethlehem Elementary School and Lafayette Regional School, which rank in the 88th and 92nd percentiles statewide. Still, Whitefield Elementary School has important strengths, including an 88th-percentile special education effectiveness ranking and manageable staffing levels. The most important improvement priorities are upper-elementary math, middle-school reading, and more consistent science instruction.

256

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,573

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

34 Twin Mountain Rd.
Whitefield, NH 03598-0128

(603) 837-3088

District: White Mountains Regional School District

Students who attend Whitefield Elementary School usually attend:

High:

White Mountains Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

New Hampshire avg46%

Elementary school

179^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

119^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 58 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

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2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the White Mountains Regional School District

123^rd of 166White Mountains Regional 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	26.5	179 of 230	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	176 of 223	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	197 of 234	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	208 of 237	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	198 of 233	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	139 of 211	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	119 of 231	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	64 of 231	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.2	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	94 of 244	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	92 of 206	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	135 of 242	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.9	97 of 241	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.1	75 of 241	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	147 of 237	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	10.9	233 of 242	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	186 of 240	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	210 of 236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	188 of 237	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	155 of 238	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	140 of 184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	159 of 181	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	167 of 193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	151 of 187	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.0	55 of 160	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	103 of 190	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	125 of 185	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	157 of 193	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	160 of 199	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	152 of 194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	34 of 195	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	9 of 72	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	183 of 229	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	196 of 228	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	203 of 233	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	200 of 229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	137 of 209	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	108 of 229	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	55 of 227	75.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	91 of 133	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	109 of 130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	79 of 134	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	56 of 130	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	34 of 131	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	65.3	38 of 134	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	48.8	55 of 107	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.2	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	50 of 131	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.8	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.5	113 of 127	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	112 of 127	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	113 of 129	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.2	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	58 of 126	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	52 of 114	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	57 of 115	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	19 of 114	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	27 of 116	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	89 of 121	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.6	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	34 of 116	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	31 of 113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	46 of 114	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	116 of 136	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	109 of 128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	75 of 132	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	36 of 126	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	31 of 129	76.0%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+66 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-16 vs state

Science22%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 11, 2019

The lack of professionalism from the staff at this school is awful. The lack of actually educating them is worse. The main focus of this school is to pass kids, just move them on. They show movies, have rock concerts during school hours, the kids basically don't have school on Wednesdays in the winter because they go skiing. The kids that don't ski? They get to play games and hang out. This is not how you prepare kids for life after school. This school is more of a day camp. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Twin Mountain Rd.	Whitefield	03598	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 837-3088	256	29	8.7	46.9%	220 (85.9%)	6 (2.3%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	26.5	179^th of 230 public elementary schools	22.2%		27.6	176^th of 223 public elementary schools	21.1%	3	56.0	17.0	18.0	23.0	24.0	32.0	28.0	44.0	48.0	54.0	43.0	29.0	36.0	43.0	21.0	23.0	22.0	$15,573
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2297 Main St.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Bethlehem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 869-5842	142	13	10.9	35.9%	121 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	81.3	28^th of 230 public elementary schools	87.8%		71.1	48^th of 223 public elementary schools	78.5%	20	69.0	92.0	64.0	80.0			74.0	50.0	85.0	59.0	87.0			68.0	50.0		50.0	$23,363
Heartwood Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Davenport Rd	Jefferson	03583	Coos County	Heartwood Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 696-1856	89	9	9.8	32.6%	85 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)	31.0						26.0	38.0						53.0			53.0
Mildred C. Lakeway School	Public	K-6	325 Union St.	Littleton	03561	Grafton County	Littleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 444-2831	309	36	8.5	54.4%	258 (83.5%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	30.6	168^th of 230 public elementary schools	27.0%		41.4	133^rd of 223 public elementary schools	40.4%	35	51.0	49.0	19.0	26.0			35.0	46.0	54.0	38.0	45.0			45.0	25.0		25.0	$22,420
Lancaster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	35 Ice Pond Road	Lancaster	03584	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 788-4924	310	39	8.0	41.6%	285 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	27.1	177^th of 230 public elementary schools	23.0%		31.6	159^th of 223 public elementary schools	28.7%	18	31.0	41.0	33.0	42.0	53.0	44.0	41.0	44.0	41.0	41.0	44.0	56.0	48.0	45.0	26.0	41.0	32.0	$12,274
Lafayette Regional School	Public	K-6	149 Main St.	Franconia	03580	Grafton County	Lafayette Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 823-7741	98	8	11.9	13.3%	87 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	88.4	19^th of 230 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.4	17^th of 223 public elementary schools	92.4%	2		67.0	75.0				80.0		73.0	75.0				78.0	63.0		63.0	$23,218
Groveton Elementary School	Public	K-5	36 Church St.	Groveton	03582	Coos County	Northumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 636-1806	116	10	11.6	50.9%	113 (97.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.6	137^th of 230 public elementary schools	40.4%		47.2	121^st of 223 public elementary schools	45.7%	16	44.0	42.0	74.0				55.0	44.0	33.0	58.0				47.0	37.0		37.0	$30,674
Lisbon Regional School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Highland Ave	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 838-5506	106	14	7.5	34.9%	96 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	56.8	97^th of 230 public elementary schools	57.8%		49.6	116^th of 223 public elementary schools	48.0%	19	64.0	35.0	53.0				50.0	62.0	29.0	73.0				53.0	47.0		47.0	$15,054
Stark Village School	Public	K-6	1192 Stark Hwy	Groveton	03582	Coos County	Stark School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 636-1092	32	3	11.8	43.8%	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							44.0							63.0				$29,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitefield Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Whitefield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitefield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : White Mountains Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Whitefield Elementary School?

Students at Whitefield Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Whitefield Elementary School a good school?

Whitefield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

What district is Whitefield Elementary School in?

White Mountains Regional School District

How many students attend Whitefield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Whitefield Elementary School.

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