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Schools in Lancaster · White Mountain Regional School District

Lancaster’s public schools score below 78% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

25% of students in Lancaster’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Hampshire average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lancaster, 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−#102of 126 New Hampshire townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
38%
▼ 13 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 16 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▲ 10% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
629 students on the public path
In brief

Lancaster’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 99 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lancaster’s, its schools beat 31%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire (the state reports Lancaster’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,693 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is White Mountains Regional High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Mount Royal Academy North (private) and Sunnybrook Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Lancaster’s grade

D Test scoresC+ Graduation

C−: better than 22% of New Hampshire school districts, #102 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Both inputs trail the New Hampshire average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (99)Better than 31%
Towns in Coos County (14)Better than 36%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 460 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put Lancaster anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Lancaster’s students in the tested grades sat them (460 in math, 460 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lancaster Elementary SchoolWhite Mountain Regional School DistrictC−
9–12White Mountains Regional High Schoolin WhitefieldC+

Lancaster’s public schools are run by White Mountain Regional School District, which also serves Carroll, Dalton, Jefferson and Whitefield. 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.

White Mountain Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 885 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$25,693NH $23,296 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 50.8% · 460 students tested
Math25%
State average 40.5% · 460 students tested

Lancaster vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LancasterC−White Mountain Regional
NorthumberlandC−Northumberland
Dalton—White Mountain Regional
JeffersonC−White Mountain Regional

2 of the 3 neighbors share White Mountain Regional with Lancaster, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Guildhall, VT and Lunenburg, VT border Lancaster but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Lancaster

4 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 Lancasterby address
Lancaster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
310 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Lancasterin other towns
White Mountains Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Whitefield
C+
319 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Mount Royal Academy North
Elementary · Grades PK–7
Private · Catholic
66 students9:1Rate it →
Sunnybrook Montessori School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
Private · Nonsectarian
22 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Lancaster’s schools

Are Lancaster’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lancaster children attend score below 78% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #102 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lancaster in?

White Mountain Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 885 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lancaster kids go to high school?

White Mountains Regional High School in Whitefield, with 319 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Lancaster’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in White Mountain Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Lancaster spend per student?

$25,693 in White Mountain Regional School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Lancaster?

Yes: Mount Royal Academy North (Catholic, grades PK–7, 66 students) and Sunnybrook Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK, 22 students).

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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.