Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Springfield’s public schools outscore 64% of New Hampshire districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Springfield, 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 96% 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.
Springfield’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 164 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Springfield’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 51% and 40% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,999 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Kearsarge Regional Middle School, then Kearsarge Regional High School. See the path ↓
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 Springfield’s grade
B: better than 64% 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 Springfield, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Springfield · depends on your address
Kearsarge Regional Preschool Bradford
Grades PK · 29 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bradford
Kearsarge Regional Preschool New London
Grades PK · 22 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in New London
6th grade in Springfield
Kearsarge Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 410 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Sutton
7th grade in Springfield
Kearsarge Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 410 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Sutton
8th grade in Springfield
Kearsarge Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 410 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Sutton
9th grade in Springfield
Kearsarge Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 485 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Sutton
10th grade in Springfield
Kearsarge Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 485 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Sutton
Springfield’s public schools are run by Kearsarge Regional School District, which also serves Bradford, New London, Newbury and Sutton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Springfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Springfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | B | Kearsarge Regional |
| Grantham | A+ | Grantham |
| Grafton | B− | Mascoma Valley Regional |
| Wilmot | B | Kearsarge Regional |
| New London | B | Kearsarge Regional |
| Croydon | — | Croydon |
| Sunapee | A− | Sunapee |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Kearsarge Regional with Springfield, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Springfield
6 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 Springfield’s schools
Are Springfield’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Hampshire: the public schools Springfield children attend outscore 64% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Springfield in?
Kearsarge Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,672 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Springfield kids go to high school?
Kearsarge Regional High School in North Sutton, with 485 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Springfield’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Kearsarge Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.
How much does Springfield spend per student?
$26,999 in Kearsarge Regional School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Springfield 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.