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Barrington School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Barrington.

Barrington’s School Grade B better than 57% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
940
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,384
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
The gist

What stands out about Barrington School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BBarrington 9,642

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barrington. Grade by grade →

PK–KEarly Childhood Learning CenterThis district
1–4Barrington Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Barrington Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency46%
State average 40.5% · 551 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 50.8% · 548 students tested

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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 2024
$20,384 per student · 13% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
904’20
969’21
947’22
969’23
940’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Early Childhood Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Barrington
137 students5:1
Barrington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Barrington
C+
405 students16:1
Barrington Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barrington
B
398 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Nottingham School DistrictNottingham
$20,909per student
Oyster River Cooperative School DistrictMadbury
$23,769per student
Rochester School DistrictRochester
$20,774per student
Strafford School DistrictStrafford
$21,576per student

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.