Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Rumney’s public schools outscore 67% of New Hampshire districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rumney, 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.
From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Rumney’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 133 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rumney’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Rumney runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Russell Elementary School (K–8) is Rumney’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District with Ashland, Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Thornton and Wentworth: Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Rumney spends $37,128 per student and Pemi-Baker Regional $24,161, 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.
What’s behind Rumney’s grade
B+: better than 67% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Hampshire average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rumney, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Rumney
Russell Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 84 students · 6:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rumney
Plymouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
10th grade in Rumney
Plymouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 651 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plymouth
Rumney runs its own schools through grade 8 (Rumney School District). From grade 9, students attend the Pemi-Baker Regional School District, shared with Ashland, Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Thornton and Wentworth. Its high school is in Plymouth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rumney
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rumney vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Rumney’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rumney | B+ | Rumney K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12 |
| Plymouth | B+ | Plymouth PK–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12 |
| Wentworth | — | Wentworth K–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12 |
| Ellsworth | — | Ellsworth |
| Groton | — | Newfound Area |
| Campton | B+ | Campton PK–8 · Pemi-Baker Regional 9–12 |
| Dorchester | — | Mascoma Valley Regional |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Pemi-Baker Regional with Rumney for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rumney
2 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).
Questions about Rumney’s schools
Are Rumney’s schools good?
By New Hampshire’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rumney children attend outscore 67% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rumney in?
Two districts: Rumney School District runs grades K–8, and Pemi-Baker Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Ashland, Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, Thornton and Wentworth.
Where do Rumney kids go to high school?
Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, with 651 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Rumney’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Pemi-Baker Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.
How much does Rumney spend per student?
$37,128 in Rumney School District and $24,161 in Pemi-Baker Regional School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rumney 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 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.