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Schools in Newfields · Exeter Regional Cooperative School District, Newfields School District

Newfields’s public schools outscore 74% of New Hampshire districts

63% of students in Newfields’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the New Hampshire average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Newfields, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% 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
63%
▲ 12 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 6 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs NH 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.4K
▲ 18% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024 · Exeter Regional Cooperative
Students per teacher
10.8
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
2,408 students on the public path
In brief

Newfields’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 22 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newfields’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Newfields runs its own schools through grade 5, then shares

Newfields Elementary School (K–5) is Newfields’s own. From grade 6, students attend the Exeter Regional Cooperative School District with Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington and Stratham: Cooperative Middle School in Stratham, then Exeter High School in Exeter. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Exeter Regional Cooperative spends $27,395 per student and Newfields $24,860, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Newfields’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 74% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Hampshire average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (22)Better than 14%
Towns in Rockingham County (34)Better than 59%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,222 test results and a graduating class of 405 could put Newfields anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Newfields’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,229 in math, 1,215 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Newfields Elementary SchoolNewfields School DistrictB−
6–8Cooperative Middle Schoolin StrathamB
9–12Exeter High Schoolin ExeterA

Newfields runs its own schools through grade 5 (Newfields School District). From grade 6, students attend the Exeter Regional Cooperative School District, shared with Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington and Stratham. Its middle school is in Stratham. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Newfields

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

Exeter Regional Cooperative School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 2,293 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$27,395NH $23,296 · FY2024
B+
Newfields School DistrictGrades K–5 · 1 schools · 115 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$24,860NH $23,296 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 6–12, Exeter Regional Cooperative School District63%
State average 50.8% · 1159 students tested
Math · 6–12, Exeter Regional Cooperative School District47%
State average 40.5% · 1173 students tested
Reading · K–5, Newfields School District64%
State average 50.8% · 56 students tested
Math · K–5, Newfields School District34%
State average 40.5% · 56 students tested

Newfields vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NewfieldsB+Newfields K–5 · Exeter Regional Cooperative 6–12
StrathamA−Stratham PK–5 · Exeter Regional Cooperative 6–12
NewmarketBNewmarket
ExeterA−Exeter PK–5 · Exeter Regional Cooperative 6–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Exeter Regional Cooperative with Newfields for grades 6–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Newfields

3 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 Newfieldsby address
Newfields Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
115 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Newfieldsin other towns
Cooperative Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stratham
B
945 students10:1Rate it →
Exeter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Exeter
A
1,348 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Newfields’s schools

Are Newfields’s schools good?

By New Hampshire’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newfields children attend outscore 74% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Newfields in?

Two districts: Newfields School District runs grades K–5, and Exeter Regional Cooperative School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington and Stratham.

Where do Newfields kids go to high school?

Exeter High School in Exeter, with 1,348 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Newfields’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Exeter Regional Cooperative School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.

How much does Newfields spend per student?

$27,395 in Exeter Regional Cooperative School District and $24,860 in Newfields 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 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.