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Schools in Campton · Campton School District, Pemi-Baker Regional School District

Campton’s public schools outscore 65% of New Hampshire districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Campton, 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.

#39of 126 New Hampshire townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
56%
▲ 5 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 4 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 4% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024 · Pemi-Baker Regional
Students per teacher
11.3
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
916 students on the public path
In brief

Campton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 139 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Campton’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Campton runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Campton Elementary School (PK–8) is Campton’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District with Ashland, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth: Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Campton spends $27,947 per student and Pemi-Baker Regional $24,161, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Campton’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 65% of New Hampshire school districts, #39 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Hampshire average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (139)Better than 70%
Towns in Grafton County (33)Better than 55%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 314 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Campton anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Campton’s students in the tested grades sat them (314 in math, 314 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Campton Elementary SchoolCampton School DistrictB−
9–12Plymouth Regional High Schoolin PlymouthB

Campton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Campton School District). From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District, shared with Ashland, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth. Its high school is in Plymouth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Campton

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

Campton School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 265 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$27,947NH $23,296 · FY2024
B−
Pemi-Baker Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 651 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$24,161NH $23,296 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Campton School District52%
State average 50.8% · 188 students tested
Math · PK–8, Campton School District47%
State average 40.5% · 188 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Pemi-Baker Regional School District62%
State average 50.8% · 126 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pemi-Baker Regional School District42%
State average 40.5% · 126 students tested

Campton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CamptonB+Campton PK–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
ThorntonA−Thornton K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
PlymouthB+Plymouth PK–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
SandwichC+Inter-Lakes
RumneyB+Rumney K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12
Ellsworth—Ellsworth

3 of the 5 neighbors share Pemi-Baker Regional with Campton for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Campton

2 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 Camptonby address
Campton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
265 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Camptonin other towns
Plymouth Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Plymouth
B
651 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Campton’s schools

Are Campton’s schools good?

By New Hampshire’s own tests, yes: the public schools Campton children attend outscore 65% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #39 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Campton in?

Two districts: Campton School District runs grades PK–8, and Pemi-Baker Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Ashland, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton and Wentworth.

Where do Campton kids go to high school?

Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, with 651 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Campton’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pemi-Baker Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Campton spend per student?

$27,947 in Campton School District and $24,161 in Pemi-Baker Regional 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.