Photo: User:Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 4.0Walpole’s public schools score below 76% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Walpole, 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.
Walpole’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 149 New Hampshire towns with household incomes within a quarter of Walpole’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire (the state reports Walpole’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,994 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 2 the district’s path is North Walpole School, then Walpole Elementary School, then Fall Mountain 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 Walpole’s grade
C−: better than 24% of New Hampshire school districts, #97 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Both inputs trail the New Hampshire average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Walpole, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Walpole
Walpole Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 72 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Walpole
Walpole Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 72 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Walpole
Walpole Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 72 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Walpole
North Walpole School
Grades 2–4 · 82 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Walpole
3rd grade in Walpole
North Walpole School
Grades 2–4 · 82 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Walpole
4th grade in Walpole
North Walpole School
Grades 2–4 · 82 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Walpole
5th grade in Walpole
Walpole Elementary School
Grades 5–8 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Walpole
Walpole Elementary School
Grades 5–8 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Walpole
Walpole Elementary School
Grades 5–8 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Walpole
Walpole Elementary School
Grades 5–8 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Walpole
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 479 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
10th grade in Walpole
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 479 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Langdon
Walpole’s public schools are run by Fall Mountain Regional School District, which also serves Acworth, Alstead, Charlestown and Langdon. 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
Walpole vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Walpole’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Walpole | C− | Fall Mountain Regional |
| Westmoreland | B− | Westmoreland |
| Langdon | — | Fall Mountain Regional |
| Alstead | C− | Fall Mountain Regional |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Fall Mountain Regional with Walpole, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Bellows Falls, VT, Rockingham, VT and Westminster, VT border Walpole but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Walpole
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 Walpole’s schools
Are Walpole’s schools good?
On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Walpole children attend score below 76% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #97 of 126 New Hampshire towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Walpole in?
Fall Mountain Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,394 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Walpole kids go to high school?
Fall Mountain Regional High School in Langdon, with 479 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Walpole’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Fall Mountain Regional School District graduated in four years, against 88% across New Hampshire.
How much does Walpole spend per student?
$24,994 in Fall Mountain Regional School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Walpole families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Walpole → 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.