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Schools in Marlborough · Marlborough School District

Marlborough’s public schools score below 90% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

27% of students in Marlborough’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New Hampshire average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marlborough, 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 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
27%
▼ 24 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 8 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.1K
▲ 12% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
164 students on the public path
In brief

Marlborough’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% 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 $26,115 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 Marlborough’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 10% 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 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (99)Better than 10%
Towns in Cheshire County (19)Better than 5%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 86 test results could put Marlborough anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Marlborough’s students in the tested grades sat them (86 in math, 86 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Marlborough Elementary SchoolMarlborough School DistrictC−

Marlborough’s public schools are run by Marlborough 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.

Marlborough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 164 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$26,115NH $23,296 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 50.8% · 86 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.5% · 86 students tested

Marlborough vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MarlboroughDMarlborough
TroyC−Monadnock Regional
SwanzeyC−Monadnock Regional
DublinB−Contoocook Valley
Roxbury—Monadnock Regional
KeeneCKeene
JaffreyC+Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative
HarrisvilleB−Harrisville

Every school in Marlborough

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 Marlboroughby address
Marlborough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
164 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Marlborough’s schools

Are Marlborough’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marlborough children attend score below 90% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Marlborough in?

Marlborough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 164 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Marlborough spend per student?

$26,115 in Marlborough 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.