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Rochester School District Schools
Rochester School District is a public school district in New Hampshire, based in Strafford County (Rochester). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rochester School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rochester School District
9 of 11 schools in Rochester School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 2D: 6
Best schools in Rochester School District
Statewide rankings: all 85 high schools in New Hampshire · all 80 middle schools in New Hampshire · all 263 elementary schools in New Hampshire
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A School Street School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C East Rochester School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Gonic School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Maple Street Magnet School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Mcclelland School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Spaulding High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- William Allen School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Chamberlain Street School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Rochester Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Rochester School District
All schools, A to Z (11)
- Bud Carlson Academy, Rochester
- D- Chamberlain Street School, Rochester
- C East Rochester School, E Rochester
- C- Gonic School, Gonic
- D Maple Street Magnet School, Rochester
- D Mcclelland School, Rochester
- Nancy Loud School, E Rochester
- D- Rochester Middle School, Rochester
- A School Street School, Rochester
- D- Spaulding High School, Rochester
- D- William Allen School, Rochester
Where Rochester School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Rochester (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Hampshire
- County: Strafford County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,855 students with 287 full-time-equivalent teachers and 584 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3305940
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Somersworth School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Farmington School District (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Barrington School District (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Dover School District (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Milton School District (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Oyster River Coop School District (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Newmarket School District (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Pittsfield School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Rochester School District
How many schools are in Rochester School District?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Rochester School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rochester School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rochester.
How good are the schools in Rochester School District?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 38.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.1%. 78% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rochester School District?
3,855 students were enrolled in Rochester School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rochester School District?
Rochester School District is in New Hampshire, based in Strafford County, with its district office in Rochester. Its boundary covers about 45.0 sq mi.