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Schools in Lempster · Lempster School District

Lempster’s public schools score below 74% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

42% of students in Lempster’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New Hampshire average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lempster, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
42%
▼ 9 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 14% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
NH 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
132 students on the public path
In brief

Lempster’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 162 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lempster’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,520 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 Lempster’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 26% 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 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (162)Better than 35%
Towns in Sullivan County (11)Better than 45%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 69 test results could put Lempster anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Lempster’s students in the tested grades sat them (69 in math, 69 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lempster Community SchoolLempster School DistrictD

Lempster’s public schools are run by Lempster 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.

Lempster School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 132 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$26,520NH $23,296 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 50.8% · 69 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.5% · 69 students tested

Lempster vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LempsterCLempster
Acworth—Fall Mountain Regional
UnityC−Unity
Washington—Washington
Marlow—Marlow
Goshen—Goshen

Every school in Lempster

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 Lempsterby address
Lempster Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
132 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lempster’s schools

Are Lempster’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lempster children attend score below 74% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Lempster in?

Lempster School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 132 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lempster spend per student?

$26,520 in Lempster 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.