New Hampshire · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in New Hampshire

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
66/100
Top score
B-
Top grade
55/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Holderness Central School in Holderness is New Hampshire's top-resourced public school, scoring 66/100 on the NCES resource index.

66/100
top score (grade B-)
2
schools at the top grade (B-)
55/100
average across the top 50
#SchoolGradeScore
1Holderness Central SchoolHoldernessB-66
2Sunapee Sr. High SchoolSunapeeB-65
3Hanover High SchoolHanoverC+64
4Hampstead Middle SchoolHampsteadC+63
5Merrimack High SchoolMerrimackC+61
6Kensington Elementary SchoolKensingtonC+61
7Sunapee Middle High SchoolSunapeeC+60
8Mckelvie Intermediate SchoolBedfordC58
9Sunapee Central SchoolSunapeeC58
10Frances C. Richmond SchoolHanoverC57
11Milton Elementary SchoolMiltonC57
12Hopkinton Middle SchoolContoocookC57
13East Kingston Elementary SchoolEast KingstonC57
14Mildred C. Lakeway SchoolLittletonC56
15Plainfield Elementary SchoolMeridenC56
16Hopkinton High SchoolContoocookC55
17Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)NewmarketC55
18Lincoln Akerman SchoolHampton FallsC55
19Lyme Elementary SchoolLymeC55
20Bartlett Elementary SchoolManchesterC55
21Newfields Elementary SchoolNewfieldsC55
22Cooperative Middle SchoolStrathamC-54
23Campbell High SchoolLitchfieldC-54
24Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High SchoolNewmarketC-54
25Rye Elementary SchoolRyeC-54
26Rye Junior High SchoolRyeC-54
27Westmoreland SchoolWestmorelandC-54
28Oyster River Middle SchoolDurhamC-53
29Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)NashuaC-53
30Hinsdale High SchoolHinsdaleC-53
31Mason Elementary SchoolMasonC-53
32Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolDerryC-52
33Souhegan Coop High SchoolAmherstC-52
34Merrimack Middle SchoolMerrimackC-52
35Hampton AcademyHamptonC-52
36Walpole Elementary SchoolWalpoleC-52
37Moultonborough Middle LevelMoultonboroughC-52
38Timberlane Regional Middle SchoolPlaistowC-51
39Coe-Brown Northwood AcademyNorthwoodC-51
40West Running Brook Middle SchoolDerryC-51
41Portsmouth Middle SchoolPortsmouthC-51
42South Londonderry Elementary SchoolLondonderryC-51
43Plymouth Elementary SchoolPlymouthC-51
44Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - BradfordBradfordC-51
45Lin-Wood Public School (Elem)LincolnC-51
46Lebanon High SchoolLebanonC-50
47James Mastricola Upper Elementary SchoolMerrimackC-50
48Milford Middle SchoolMilfordC-50
49Little Harbour SchoolPortsmouthC-50
50Broad Street Elementary SchoolNashuaC-50

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in New Hampshire? ▼

The highest-ranked school in New Hampshire is Holderness Central School in Holderness with a quality score of 66/100 (grade B-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.