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Schools in South Hampton

South Hampton’s public schools

South Hampton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hampton. 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.2K
▲ 34% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
81 students on the public path
In brief

South Hampton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Hampton’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Hampshire’s 439 public schools. South Hampton Barnard School places highest (better than 95%); South Hampton Barnard School lowest (95%). 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 South Hampton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8South Hampton Barnard SchoolSouth Hampton School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Hampton 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.

South Hampton School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 81 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$31,241NH $23,296 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 50.8% · 51 students tested
Math74%
State average 40.5% · 51 students tested

South Hampton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Hampton—South Hampton
NewtonCSanborn Regional
East KingstonB+East Kingston K–5 · Exeter Regional Cooperative 6–12
SeabrookC−Seabrook PK–8 · Winnacunnet Cooperative 9–12
KensingtonA−Kensington PK–5 · Exeter Regional Cooperative 6–12

Amesbury, MA and Salisbury, MA border South Hampton but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in South Hampton

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).

District schools in South Hamptonby address
South Hampton Barnard School
Elementary · Grades K–8
A+
81 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Amesbury Seventh-Day Adventist School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
18 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about South Hampton’s schools

Are South Hampton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Hampton. South Hampton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hampton. 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 South Hampton in?

South Hampton School District.

Where do South Hampton kids go to high school?

South Hampton Barnard School.

Are there private schools in South Hampton?

Yes: Amesbury Seventh-Day Adventist School (grades PK–8, 18 students).

Parents talk

What South Hampton 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.