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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in New Hampshire

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in New Hampshire, drawn from 139 qualifying public elementary schools. Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School leads the list at -56.2%, against a median of -13.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
139
New Hampshire
Best Enrollment change
-56.2%
Median Enrollment change
-13.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · NEW HAMPSHIRE
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary SchoolHudson, NHHudson School District457200-56.2%
2Center Woods SchoolWeare, NHWeare School District662377-43.1%
3Richards Elementary SchoolNewport, NHNewport School District447273-38.9%
4Pittsfield Elementary SchoolPittsfield, NHPittsfield School District331215-35.0%
5Andover Elementary SchoolAndover, NHAndover School District249165-33.7%
6Lamprey River Elementary SchoolRaymond, NHRaymond School District502333-33.7%
7Mt. Pleasant SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District367250-31.9%
8New Searles SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District376256-31.9%
9Carpenter SchoolWolfeboro, NHGovernor Wentworth Regional School District262183-30.2%
10Woodsville Elementary SchoolWoodsville, NHHaverhill Cooperative School District250176-29.6%
11Seabrook Elementary SchoolSeabrook, NHSeabrook School District425302-28.9%
12Northwest Elementary SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District683487-28.7%
13North Hampton SchoolNorth Hampton, NHNorth Hampton School District373268-28.2%
14Green Acres SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District476343-27.9%
15Parker-Varney SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District560406-27.5%
16Broad Street Elementary SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District350256-26.9%
17Rye Elementary SchoolRye, NHRye School District286211-26.2%
18Winchester SchoolWinchester, NHWinchester School District431322-25.3%
19Webster SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District484362-25.2%
20Little Harbour SchoolPortsmouth, NHPortsmouth School District433325-24.9%
21Lancaster Elementary SchoolLancaster, NHWhite Mountains Regional School District409310-24.2%
22Daniel J. Bakie SchoolKingston, NHSanborn Regional School District354269-24.0%
23Main Dunstable SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District470359-23.6%
24Bluff SchoolClaremont, NHClaremont School District211163-22.7%
25Belmont Elementary SchoolBelmont, NHShaker Regional School District433336-22.4%
26Bicentennial Elementary SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District617481-22.0%
27Broken Ground SchoolConcord, NHConcord School District371291-21.6%
28Jaffrey Grade SchoolJaffrey, NHJaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District319250-21.6%
29Lincoln Street Elementary SchoolExeter, NHExeter School District511401-21.5%
30Pleasant Street SchoolLaconia, NHLaconia School District323255-21.1%
31Fuller Elementary SchoolKeene, NHKeene School District348275-21.0%
32Charlotte Ave Elementary SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District457362-20.8%
33Highland-Goffes Falls SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District423336-20.6%
34Gossler Park SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District458366-20.1%
35Garrison SchoolDover, NHDover School District441353-20.0%
36Maple Avenue SchoolClaremont, NHClaremont School District329264-19.8%
37Woodman Park SchoolDover, NHDover School District525421-19.8%
38Chamberlain Street SchoolRochester, NHRochester School District390316-19.0%
39Peter Woodbury SchoolBedford, NHBedford School District526428-18.6%
40Lincoln Akerman SchoolHampton Falls, NHHampton Falls School District233190-18.5%
41Hinsdale Elementary SchoolHinsdale, NHHinsdale School District296242-18.2%
42Bakersville SchoolManchester, NHManchester School District402329-18.2%
43Canaan Elementary SchoolCanaan, NHMascoma Valley Regional School District288236-18.1%
44Dr. Norman W. Crisp SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District440361-18.0%
45McClelland SchoolRochester, NHRochester School District378310-18.0%
46Mildred C. Lakeway SchoolLittleton, NHLittleton School District374309-17.4%
47Birch Hill Elementary SchoolNashua, NHNashua School District402332-17.4%
48New Boston Central SchoolNew Boston, NHNew Boston School District555459-17.3%
49Valley View Community SchoolFarmington, NHFarmington School District296245-17.2%
50Elm Street SchoolLaconia, NHLaconia School District312259-17.0%
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