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Stratham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Stratham.

Stratham’s School Grade A− better than 75% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
498
Schools
1
Spent per student
$27,679
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
The gist

What stands out about Stratham School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the NH average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Stratham 7,735

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stratham. Grade by grade →

PK–5Stratham Memorial SchoolThis district
6–8Cooperative Middle SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District
9–12Exeter High SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency50%
State average 40.5% · 259 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 50.8% · 257 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Exeter Region Cooperative School District, which runs the high school (state 88.1%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,679 per student · 19% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 31%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 82%State 16%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
481’20
539’21
521’22
520’23
498’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Stratham Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stratham
B+
498 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Exeter Regional Cooperative School DistrictExeter, Newfields
$27,395per student
Exeter School DistrictExeter
$29,050per student
Greenland School DistrictGreenland
$24,620per student
Newfields School DistrictNewfields
$24,860per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.