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Schools in Bennington · Contoocook Valley School District

Bennington’s public schools score below 51% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Bennington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 3 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 21% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,256 students on the public path
In brief

Bennington’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 155 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bennington’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire (the state reports Bennington’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,279 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bennington’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 49% of New Hampshire school districts. Graduation is above the New Hampshire average; test scores are below it.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (155)Better than 64%
Towns in Hillsborough County (28)Better than 32%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 984 test results and a graduating class of 165 could put Bennington anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Bennington’s students in the tested grades sat them (983 in math, 986 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bennington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Pierce Elementary SchoolContoocook Valley School DistrictD
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–12Conval Regional High Schoolin PeterboroughB

Bennington’s public schools are run by Contoocook Valley School District, which also serves Antrim, Dublin, Francestown and Greenfield and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Contoocook Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 1,936 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$28,279NH $23,296 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 50.8% · 986 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.5% · 983 students tested

Bennington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Bennington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BenningtonB−Contoocook Valley
AntrimB−Contoocook Valley
FrancestownB−Contoocook Valley
HancockB−Contoocook Valley
DeeringDHillsboro-Deering Cooperative
GreenfieldB−Contoocook Valley

4 of the 5 neighbors share Contoocook Valley with Bennington, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bennington

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Benningtonby address
Pierce Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
D
55 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Benningtonin other towns
South Meadow School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Peterborough
C
332 students9:1Rate it →
Great Brook School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Antrim
C−
224 students8:1Rate it →
Conval Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Peterborough
B
645 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bennington’s schools

Are Bennington’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bennington children attend score below 51% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bennington in?

Contoocook Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,936 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bennington kids go to high school?

Conval Regional High School in Peterborough, with 645 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Bennington’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Contoocook Valley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Bennington spend per student?

$28,279 in Contoocook Valley School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.