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Schools in Charlestown · Fall Mountain Regional School District

Charlestown’s public schools score below 76% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Charlestown, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#97of 126 New Hampshire townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
49%
▼ 2 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 4 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 7% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
881 students on the public path
In brief

Charlestown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 27 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Charlestown’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire (the state reports Charlestown’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,994 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Charlestown Middle School, then Fall Mountain Regional High School. 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 Charlestown’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 24% of New Hampshire school districts, #97 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Both inputs trail the New Hampshire average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (27)Better than 48%
Towns in Sullivan County (11)Better than 18%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 684 test results and a graduating class of 106 could put Charlestown anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Charlestown’s students in the tested grades sat them (684 in math, 683 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Charlestown Primary SchoolFall Mountain Regional School DistrictC−
5–8Charlestown Middle SchoolFall Mountain Regional School DistrictD
9–12Fall Mountain Regional High Schoolin LangdonB

Charlestown’s public schools are run by Fall Mountain Regional School District, which also serves Acworth, Alstead, Langdon and Walpole. 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.

Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 1,394 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$24,994NH $23,296 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 50.8% · 683 students tested
Math36%
State average 40.5% · 684 students tested

Charlestown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CharlestownC−Fall Mountain Regional
UnityC−Unity
Langdon—Fall Mountain Regional
ClaremontDClaremont
Acworth—Fall Mountain Regional

2 of the 4 neighbors share Fall Mountain Regional with Charlestown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Rockingham, VT and Springfield, VT border Charlestown but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Charlestown

3 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 Charlestownby address
Charlestown Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
234 students10:1Rate it →
Charlestown Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D
168 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Charlestownin other towns
Fall Mountain Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Langdon
B
479 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Charlestown’s schools

Are Charlestown’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Charlestown children attend score below 76% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #97 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Charlestown in?

Fall Mountain Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,394 students in 11 schools (2024–25).

Where do Charlestown kids go to high school?

Fall Mountain Regional High School in Langdon, with 479 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Charlestown’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Fall Mountain Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Charlestown spend per student?

$24,994 in Fall Mountain 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.