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C+
Schools in Cornish · Cornish School District

Cornish’s public schools score below 58% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Cornish, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 4 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 2 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$30.7K
▲ 32% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
137 students on the public path
In brief

Cornish’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 169 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cornish’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $30,654 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Cornish’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 42% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (169)Better than 47%
Towns in Sullivan County (11)Better than 55%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 70 test results could put Cornish anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cornish’s students in the tested grades sat them (70 in math, 70 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Cornish Elementary SchoolCornish School DistrictA−

Cornish’s public schools are run by Cornish School District. 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.

Cornish School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 137 students, up 19% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$30,654NH $23,296 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 50.8% · 70 students tested
Math42%
State average 40.5% · 70 students tested

Cornish vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CornishC+Cornish
PlainfieldA−Plainfield
Croydon—Croydon
ClaremontDClaremont

Windsor, VT borders Cornish but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Cornish

1 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 Cornishby address
Cornish Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
137 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cornish’s schools

Are Cornish’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cornish children attend score below 58% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Cornish in?

Cornish School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 137 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Cornish spend per student?

$30,654 in Cornish 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 2020) 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.