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Schools in Nelson

Nelson’s public schools

Nelson School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above New Hampshire’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in New Hampshire’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.9K
▲ 15% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
58 students on the public path
In brief

Nelson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Nelson’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Hampshire’s 439 public schools. Nelson Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Nelson Elementary School lowest (91%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nelson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Nelson Elementary SchoolNelson School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nelson School District.

The district

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

Nelson School DistrictGrades K–5 · 1 schools · 58 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$26,889NH $23,296 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 50.8% · 36 students tested
Math74%
State average 40.5% · 36 students tested

Nelson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nelson—Nelson
HarrisvilleB−Harrisville
StoddardB−Stoddard
Roxbury—Monadnock Regional
Sullivan—Sullivan

Every school in Nelson

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 Nelsonby address
Nelson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
58 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelson’s schools

Are Nelson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelson. Nelson School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Hampshire’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nelson in?

Nelson School District.

Where do Nelson kids go to high school?

Nelson Elementary School.

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What Nelson families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.