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B+

Goffstown School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Goffstown.

Goffstown’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
2,772
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,907
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
The gist

What stands out about Goffstown School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the NH average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Goffstown 18,607

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Goffstown. Grade by grade →

PK–KGlen Lake SchoolThis district
1–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Mountain View Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Goffstown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 40.5% · 1,405 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 50.8% · 1,400 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88.1% · 245 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,907 per student · 23% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 23%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,760’20
2,762’21
2,766’22
2,792’23
2,772’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Glen Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Goffstown
194 students19:1
Maple Avenue School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Goffstown
B+
513 students18:1
Bartlett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Manchester
C−
177 students10:1
Mountain View Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Goffstown
B+
880 students13:1
Goffstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Goffstown
A−
1,008 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bedford School DistrictBedford
$19,694per student
Dunbarton School DistrictDunbarton
$20,645per student
John Stark Regional School DistrictWeare
$22,196per student
Manchester School DistrictManchester
$19,453per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.