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Schools in Tamworth · Tamworth School District

Tamworth’s public schools score below 83% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Tamworth’s districts is 22%, below the New Hampshire average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tamworth, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

#110of 126 New Hampshire townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 72% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 4 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 18 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$36.6K
▲ 57% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
NH 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
165 students on the public path
In brief

Tamworth’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 96 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tamworth’s, its schools beat 24%, higher than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 72% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $36,585 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Tamworth’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 17% of New Hampshire school districts, #110 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 24%
Towns in Carroll County (12)Better than 8%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 96 test results could put Tamworth anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 72% of Tamworth’s students in the tested grades sat them (96 in math, 97 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Kenneth A. Brett SchoolTamworth School DistrictC−

Tamworth’s public schools are run by Tamworth School District. 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.

Tamworth School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 165 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$36,585NH $23,296 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 50.8% · 97 students tested
Math22%
State average 40.5% · 96 students tested

Tamworth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TamworthC−Tamworth
Albany—Albany
OssipeeBGovernor Wentworth Regional
MadisonCMadison
SandwichC+Inter-Lakes
MoultonboroughC+Moultonborough

Every school in Tamworth

1 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 Tamworthby address
Kenneth A. Brett School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
165 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Tamworth’s schools

Are Tamworth’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tamworth children attend score below 83% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #110 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Tamworth in?

Tamworth School District, which runs grades K–8 and enrolls 165 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Tamworth spend per student?

$36,585 in Tamworth 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 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.