| # | District | City | Rating | State Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bedford School District | Bedford | 10/10 Excellent | 99th |
| #2 | Dresden School District | Etna | 10/10 Excellent | 99th |
| #3 | Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District | Brookline | 10/10 Excellent | 97th |
| #4 | Windham School District | Windham | 10/10 Excellent | 96th |
| #5 | Oyster River Cooperative School District | Durham | 10/10 Excellent | 95th |
| #6 | Portsmouth School District | Portsmouth | 10/10 Excellent | 93th |
| #7 | Sunapee School District | Georges Mills | 10/10 Excellent | 92th |
| #8 | Hopkinton School District | Contoocook | 10/10 Excellent | 91th |
| #9 | Lebanon School District | Lebanon | 9/10 Excellent | 89th |
| #10 | Profile School District | Bethlehem | 9/10 Excellent | 88th |
| #11 | Bow School District | Bow | 9/10 Excellent | 86th |
| #12 | Exeter Regional Cooperative School District | East Kingston | 9/10 Excellent | 85th |
| #13 | Souhegan Cooperative School District | Amherst | 9/10 Excellent | 84th |
| #14 | Gilford School District | Gilford | 9/10 Excellent | 82th |
| #15 | Goffstown School District | Goffstown | 9/10 Excellent | 81th |
| #16 | Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Hampton | 8/10 Good | 80th |
| #17 | Pemi-Baker Regional School District | Ashland | 8/10 Good | 78th |
| #18 | Newmarket School District | Newmarket | 8/10 Good | 77th |
| #19 | Londonderry School District | Londonderry | 8/10 Good | 76th |
| #20 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bradford | 8/10 Good | 74th |
| #21 | Salem School District | Salem | 8/10 Good | 73th |
| #22 | Lincoln-Woodstock School District | Lincoln | 8/10 Good | 72th |
| #23 | Newfound Area School District | Bristol | 8/10 Good | 70th |
| #24 | Hudson School District | Hudson | 7/10 Good | 69th |
| #25 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Center Ossipee | 7/10 Good | 68th |
Best School Districts in New Hampshire (2026)
This ranking covers 74 rated public school districts in New Hampshire, scored using NCES EDFacts state assessment data (2021–22 for 90% of districts, 2017–18 fallback for the rest). Each district's reading and math proficiency rates are averaged, then ranked against other districts in the same state to produce a 1–10 score.
A district's score reflects how its students perform on state assessments relative to same-state peers — it is not a direct measure of teaching quality, school culture, or individual student outcomes. Always visit schools, talk to local families, and contact districts directly before making decisions. Learn how ratings are calculated →
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