Barnstead School District
Serves Barnstead.
Barnstead’s School Grade D better than 8% of New Hampshire school districts
What stands out about Barnstead School District
- Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of New Hampshire districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the NH average
- 12 students per teacher
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D−: better than 3% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Barnstead. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NH
2021–2295% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 92% at Prospect Mountain JMA School District, which runs the high school (state 88.1%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.