Birchwood Inn · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Temple’s public schools score below 51% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Temple, 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 93% 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.
Temple’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 168 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Temple’s, its schools beat 56%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire (the state reports Temple’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $28,279 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Temple’s grade
B−: better than 49% of New Hampshire school districts. Graduation is above the New Hampshire average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Temple, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Temple
Temple Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 35 students · 7:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Temple · depends on your address
South Meadow School
Grades 5–8 · 332 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
Great Brook School
Grades 5–8 · 224 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Antrim
Dublin Consolidated School
Grades K–5 · 56 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Dublin
6th grade in Temple · depends on your address
South Meadow School
Grades 5–8 · 332 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
Great Brook School
Grades 5–8 · 224 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Antrim
7th grade in Temple · depends on your address
South Meadow School
Grades 5–8 · 332 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
Great Brook School
Grades 5–8 · 224 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Antrim
8th grade in Temple · depends on your address
South Meadow School
Grades 5–8 · 332 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
Great Brook School
Grades 5–8 · 224 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Antrim
9th grade in Temple
Conval Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 645 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
10th grade in Temple
Conval Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 645 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Peterborough
Temple’s public schools are run by Contoocook Valley School District, which also serves Antrim, Bennington, Dublin and Francestown 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.
Below the state in reading
Temple vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Temple’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Temple | B− | Contoocook Valley |
| Sharon | — | Contoocook Valley |
| Peterborough | B− | Contoocook Valley |
| New Ipswich | C | Mascenic Regional |
| Lyndeborough | C+ | Wilton-Lyndeborough |
| Wilton | C+ | Wilton-Lyndeborough |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Contoocook Valley with Temple, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Temple
4 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 Temple’s schools
Are Temple’s schools good?
On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Temple children attend score below 51% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Temple in?
Contoocook Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,936 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Temple kids go to high school?
Conval Regional High School in Peterborough, with 645 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Temple’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Contoocook Valley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.
How much does Temple spend per student?
$28,279 in Contoocook Valley School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Temple families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Temple → They have their own page.
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.