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Schools in Franconia · Lafayette Regional School District, Profile School District

Franconia’s public schools outscore 88% of New Hampshire districts

63% of students in Franconia’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New Hampshire average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Franconia, 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 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
69%
▲ 19 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
▲ 22 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.5K
▲ 22% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024 · Profile
Students per teacher
9.7
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
314 students on the public path
In brief

Franconia’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 164 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franconia’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Franconia runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Lafayette Regional School (K–6) is Franconia’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Profile School District with Bethlehem, Easton and Sugar Hill: Profile Junior High School in Bethlehem, then Profile Senior High School in Bethlehem. The high school’s own results earn an A−; the middle school earns an A−. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 63% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lafayette Regional spends $33,979 per student and Profile $28,495, 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 Franconia’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 88% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores are above the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (164)Better than 98%
Towns in Grafton County (33)Better than 85%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 162 test results could put Franconia anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Franconia’s students in the tested grades sat them (162 in math, 162 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Lafayette Regional SchoolLafayette Regional School DistrictA+
7–8Profile Junior High Schoolin BethlehemA−
9–12Profile Senior High Schoolin BethlehemA−

Franconia runs its own schools through grade 6 (Lafayette Regional School District). From grade 7, students attend the Profile School District, shared with Bethlehem, Easton and Sugar Hill. Its middle school is in Bethlehem. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Franconia

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

Lafayette Regional School DistrictGrades K–6 · 1 schools · 98 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$33,979NH $23,296 · FY2024
A+
Profile School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 216 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$28,495NH $23,296 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–6, Lafayette Regional School District84%
State average 50.8% · 53 students tested
Math · K–6, Lafayette Regional School District84%
State average 40.5% · 53 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Profile School District62%
State average 50.8% · 109 students tested
Math · 7–12, Profile School District52%
State average 40.5% · 109 students tested

Franconia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FranconiaALafayette Regional K–6 · Profile 7–12
Sugar Hill—Lafayette Regional K–6 · Profile 7–12
LincolnBLincoln-Woodstock
Easton—Lafayette Regional K–6 · Profile 7–12
BethlehemB+Bethlehem PK–6 · Profile 7–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Profile with Franconia for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Franconia

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 Franconiaby address
Lafayette Regional School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A+
98 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Franconiain other towns
Profile Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bethlehem
A−
83 students9:1Rate it →
Profile Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethlehem
A−
133 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Franconia’s schools

Are Franconia’s schools good?

By New Hampshire’s own tests, yes: the public schools Franconia children attend outscore 88% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franconia in?

Two districts: Lafayette Regional School District runs grades K–6, and Profile School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Bethlehem, Easton and Sugar Hill.

Where do Franconia kids go to high school?

Profile Senior High School in Bethlehem, with 133 students; its own test results earn an A−.

How much does Franconia spend per student?

$33,979 in Lafayette Regional School District and $28,495 in Profile 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.