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New Durham Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

7 Old Bay Rd., New Durham, NH 03855 · (603) 859-2061 · Part of Governor Wentworth Regional School District

New Durham’s School Grade B better than 60% of New Hampshire school districts

Directions
Students
144
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about New Durham Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Hampshire’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Durham kids: Kingswood Regional Middle School

On the path

Where New Durham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6New Durham Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Kingswood Regional Middle Schoolin Wolfeboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 37.8%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 51.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among New Hampshire’s 439 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7 Old Bay Rd., New Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten18
Grade 116
Grade 212
Grade 323
Grade 425
Grade 520
Grade 615
Enrollment over time
134’20
153’21
159’22
158’23
144’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Durham Elementary School from New Durham families.

Other schools in Governor Wentworth Regional School District

The district →
Ossipee Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ctr. Ossipee
C−
276 students8:1
Carpenter School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Wolfeboro
A
183 students9:1
Effingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Effingham
C
120 students11:1
Tuftonboro Central School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ctr. Tuftonboro
B+
99 students8:1
Crescent Lake School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Wolfeboro
B
181 students11:1
Kingswood Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wolfeboro
B−
345 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Hampshire’s other public schools; New Durham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.