Best Schools in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has 649 public schools (99 high, 97 middle, 374 elementary) serving 186,877 students. On average they score 46% on state proficiency tests against a projected 45%, so schools in New Hampshire meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in New Hampshire
The top high schools in New Hampshire, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Academy For Science And Design Charter (h)
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Academy For Science And Design Charter School • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 202 Students
2. Hanover High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dresden School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 654 Students
3. Windham High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Windham School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1055 Students
4. Hollis-brookline High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Hollis-brookline Cooperative School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 757 Students
5. Oyster River High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Oyster River Coop School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 844 Students
6. Portsmouth High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Portsmouth School District • Public • Grades 9 - 13 • 1032 Students
7. Bedford High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bedford School District • Public • Grades 9 - 13 • 1391 Students
8. Spark Academy Of Advanced Technologies Charter School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Spark Academy Of Advanced Technologies • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 88 Students
9. Coe-brown Northwood Academy
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Coe-brown Northwood Academy School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 686 Students
10. Exeter High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Exeter Region Cooperative School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1447 Students
Best Middle Schools in New Hampshire
The top middle schools in New Hampshire, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Frances C. Richmond School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dresden School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 360 Students
2. Academy For Science And Design Charter (m)
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Academy For Science And Design Charter School • Charter • Grades 5 - 8 • 341 Students
3. Mckelvie Intermediate School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bedford School District • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 649 Students
4. Windham Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Windham School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 438 Students
5. Windham Center School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Windham School District • Public • Grades 5 - 6 • 418 Students
6. Ross A. Lurgio Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bedford School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 700 Students
7. Rye Junior High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Rye School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 199 Students
8. Oyster River Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Oyster River Coop School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 643 Students
9. Hollis Upper Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Hollis School District • Public • Grades 4 - 6 • 289 Students
10. Maple Street Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Hopkinton School District • Public • Grades 4 - 6 • 216 Students
Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire
The top elementary schools in New Hampshire, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Maude H. Trefethen School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
New Castle School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 26 Students
2. Mason Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Mason School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 103 Students
3. Peter Woodbury School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bedford School District • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 450 Students
4. Riddle Brook School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Bedford School District • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 526 Students
5. Grantham Village School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Grantham School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 271 Students
6. Rye Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Rye School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 200 Students
7. Enfield Village School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Mascoma Valley Regional School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 214 Students
8. Jackson Grammar School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Jackson School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 48 Students
9. New Franklin School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Portsmouth School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 259 Students
10. Lyme Elementary School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lyme School District • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 193 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in New Hampshire
State-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
New Hampshire has a total population of 1,377,529 with 22% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 94%, and 40% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in New Hampshire
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood New Hampshire.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
11.68 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
1.58 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
10.10 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in New Hampshire.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for New Hampshire.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit New Hampshire Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in New Hampshire
How many schools are in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has 649 public schools: 99 high schools, 97 middle schools and 374 elementary schools, serving 186,877 students in total.
How do schools in New Hampshire perform on state tests?
On average, 649 schools in New Hampshire score 46% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 45%, so on average schools in New Hampshire meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in New Hampshire?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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Every city and county in New Hampshire
School rankings for each place: 402 cities, towns and neighborhoods, and 10 counties.
Counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Cheshire County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Hillsborough County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Sullivan County
Cities and towns
- Acworth (1)
- Alexandria
- Alstead Center
- Alstead (3)
- Alton Bay
- Alton (2)
- Amherst (3)
- Andover (1)
- Antrim (2)
- Ashland (1)
- Ashuelot
- Atkinson (1)
- Auburn (1)
- Bakersville Manchester
- Barnstead (1)
- Barrington (3)
- Bartlett (1)
- Bath (1)
- Bedford (6)
- Belmont (3)
- Bennington (1)
- Berlin (3)
- Bethlehem (3)
- Boscawen (1)
- Bow (3)
- Bradford Center
- Bradford (1)
- Brentwood (1)
- Bretton Woods
- Bristol (3)
- Brookline (2)
- Campton Lower Village
- Campton (1)
- Canaan Center
- Canaan (3)
- Candia Four Corners
- Candia (1)
- Canterbury (1)
- Center Barnstead
- Center Conway
- Center Harbor
- Center Ossipee
- Center Sandwich
- Center Strafford
- Center Tuftonboro
- Charlestown (3)
- Chatham
- Chester (1)
- Chesterfield (1)
- Chichester (1)
- Chocorua
- Claremont (6)
- Clarksville
- Colebrook (2)
- Concord (7)
- Cones
- Contoocook (3)
- Conway (6)
- Cornish Flat
- Cornish (1)
- Croydon Flat
- Dalton
- Danbury (1)
- Danville (1)
- Davisville
- Deerfield Parade
- Deerfield (1)
- Derry (10)
- Dorchester
- Dover (6)
- Downtown Manchester
- Downtown Nashua Nashua
- Drewsville
- Dublin (1)
- Dunbarton Center
- Dunbarton (1)
- Durham (3)
- East Alstead
- East Alton
- East Andover
- East Deering
- East Hampstead
- East Hebron
- East Kingston (1)
- East Merrimack
- East Rindge
- East Sandwich
- East Sutton
- East Unity
- East Wakefield
- Eaton Center
- Effingham (1)
- Elkins
- Elmwood
- Enfield Center
- Enfield (1)
- Epping (3)
- Epsom (1)
- Errol (1)
- Etna
- Exeter (9)
- Farmington (3)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam (1)
- Francestown (1)
- Franconia (1)
- Franklin Falls Franklin
- Franklin (3)
- Freedom (1)
- Fremont (1)
- Gardners Grove
- Georges Mills
- Gerrish
- Gilford (3)
- Gilmanton Iron Works
- Gilmanton
- Gilsum (1)
- Glen
- Glencliff
- Goffstown (4)
- Gorham (3)
- Goshen
- Grafton Center
- Grafton
- Grantham (1)
- Greenfield (1)
- Greenland (1)
- Greenville
- Groveton (3)
- Guild
- Hallsville Manchester
- Hampstead (2)
- Hampton Falls (1)
- Hampton (4)
- Hancock (1)
- Hanover Center
- Hanover (3)
- Harrisville (1)
- Haverhill
- Hebron
- Hemlock Center
- Henniker (1)
- High Bridge
- Highlands Manchester
- Hill Center
- Hill (1)
- Hillsboro
- Hillsborough Center
- Hillsborough Upper Village
- Hillsborough (3)
- Hinsdale (3)
- Holderness (1)
- Hollis (4)
- Hooksett (3)
- Hopkinton (1)
- Hudson (6)
- Intervale
- Jackson (1)
- Jady Hill
- Jaffrey (3)
- Jefferson (1)
- Kalivas Union Manchester
- Kearsarge
- Keene (10)
- Kensington (1)
- Kingston (3)
- Laconia (5)
- Lancaster (1)
- Langdon (3)
- Leavitts Hill
- Lebanon (3)
- Lee (1)
- Lempster (1)
- Lincoln (3)
- Lisbon (3)
- Litchfield (3)
- Littleton (4)
- Lochmere
- Londonderry (6)
- Loudon Center
- Loudon (1)
- Lower Bartlett
- Lower Village District Claremont
- Lower Village
- Lyman
- Lyme Center
- Lyme (1)
- Lyndeborough (1)
- Madbury (1)
- Madison (1)
- Manchester (29)
- Marlborough (1)
- Marlow (1)
- Marshall Corner
- Martin
- Mascoma
- Mason (1)
- Melvin Mills
- Melvin Village
- Meredith (3)
- Meriden (1)
- Merrimack (7)
- Milan (1)
- Milford (5)
- Milton Mills
- Milton (3)
- Mine Falls Park Nashua
- Mirror Lake
- Monroe (1)
- Mont Vernon (1)
- Moultonborough Falls
- Moultonborough (2)
- Moultonville
- Mount Sunapee
- Mountain Lakes
- Munsonville
- Nashua Historic District Nashua
- Nashua (23)
- Nelson (1)
- New Boston (1)
- New Castle (1)
- New Durham (1)
- New Hampton (1)
- New Ipswich (3)
- New London (2)
- Newbury
- Newfields (1)
- Newington (1)
- Newmarket (3)
- Newport (4)
- Newton (1)
- Noone
- North Branch
- North Brookline
- North Conway (2)
- North End Manchester Manchester
- North End Nashua
- North Fryeburg
- North Hampton Center
- North Hampton (1)
- North Haverhill (1)
- North Londonderry
- North Newport
- North Pembroke
- North Sanbornton
- North Sandwich
- North Stratford (1)
- North Sutton (2)
- North Swanzey
- North Walpole (1)
- North Wilmot
- North Woodstock
- Northfield (1)
- Northwest Manchester
- Northwest Nashua Nashua
- Northwood (2)
- Nottingham (1)
- Orange
- Orford (1)
- Orfordville
- Ossipee (1)
- Pages Corner
- Passaconaway
- Pearls Corner
- Pelham (3)
- Pembroke (4)
- Pendleton Beach
- Percy
- Peterborough (4)
- Piermont (1)
- Pike
- Piscataquog Manchester
- Pittsburg (2)
- Pittsfield (3)
- Plainfield
- Plaistow (3)
- Plymouth (3)
- Portsmouth (6)
- Quaker City
- Randolph
- Raymond (4)
- Redstone
- Richmond
- Rimmon Heights Manchester
- Rindge (1)
- Robinson Corner
- Rochester (8)
- Rollinsford (1)
- Rumney (1)
- Rye Beach
- Rye (2)
- Salem (10)
- Salisbury Heights
- Salisbury (1)
- Sanbornton (1)
- Sanbornville (1)
- Sandown (2)
- Sandwich (1)
- Scotland
- Seabrook (2)
- Severance
- Sharon
- Shelburne
- Short Falls
- Silver Lake
- Somersworth (4)
- Somerville Manchester
- South Acworth
- South Barnstead
- South Charlestown
- South Conway
- South Deerfield
- South Effingham
- South End Concord
- South End Nashua
- South Hampton (1)
- South Lyndeboro
- South Newbury
- South Stoddard
- South Sutton
- South Tamworth
- South Weare
- South Wolfeboro
- Southeast Nashua Nashua
- Spofford
- Springfield
- Squantum
- Stewartstown Hollow
- Stewartstown
- Stoddard (1)
- Strafford (1)
- Stratford
- Stratham (2)
- Straw Smyth Manchester
- Sugar Hill
- Sullivan
- Sunapee (3)
- Suncook
- Surry (1)
- Sutton
- Swanzey (1)
- Swiftwater
- Tamworth (1)
- Temple (1)
- The Glen
- Thornton (1)
- Tilton (3)
- Tinkerville
- Trapshire
- Troy (1)
- Tuftonboro (1)
- Twin Mountain
- Union
- Upper Kidderville
- Wakefield
- Walpole (2)
- Warner (1)
- Warren (1)
- Washington (1)
- Water Village
- Waterville Valley (1)
- Wawbeek
- Weare (3)
- Webster Lake
- Wellington Manchester
- Wendell
- Wentworth (1)
- West Campton
- West Canaan
- West Chesterfield
- West End Concord
- West Epping
- West Hopkinton
- West Lebanon
- West Nottingham
- West Ossipee
- West Plymouth
- West Rindge
- West Rumney
- West Rye
- West Springfield
- West Stewartstown
- West Swanzey
- West Thornton
- West Unity
- Westmoreland (1)
- Westport
- Whiteface
- Whitefield (2)
- Whittier
- Wilmot
- Wilton (3)
- Winchester (1)
- Windham (5)
- Winnisquam
- Wolfeboro Center
- Wolfeboro Falls
- Wolfeboro (4)
- Wonalancet
- Woodstock
- Woodsville (4)
- Youngsville Manchester
School district map of New Hampshire
Every public school district in New Hampshire with graded schools. Hover for the district and its school count; click to open its page.
shaded by the district's average SchoolGrade, F to A; grey = not yet graded. Boundaries from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Districts without a page (fewer than three graded schools) are not linked.
Largest school districts in New Hampshire
The 25 districts with the most graded schools in New Hampshire. Each district page lists every one of its schools.
- Manchester School District (21 schools)
- Nashua School District (19 schools)
- Fall Mountain Regional School District (12 schools)
- Contoocook Valley School District (11 schools)
- Rochester School District (11 schools)
- Derry Cooperative School District (8 schools)
- Governor Wentworth Regional School District (8 schools)
- Salem School District (8 schools)
- Concord School District (7 schools)
- Kearsarge Regional School District (7 schools)
- Keene School District (7 schools)
- Merrimack Valley School District (7 schools)
- Monadnock Regional School District (7 schools)
- Timberlane Regional School District (7 schools)
- Bedford School District (6 schools)
- Claremont School District (6 schools)
- Hudson School District (6 schools)
- Londonderry School District (6 schools)
- Merrimack School District (6 schools)
- Newfound Area School District (6 schools)
- Portsmouth School District (6 schools)
- Conway School District (5 schools)
- Dover School District (5 schools)
- Goffstown School District (5 schools)
- Laconia School District (5 schools)