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The highest-poverty public schools in New Hampshire

410 public schools in New Hampshire appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Dr. Norman W. Crisp School leads the list at 75.1%, against a median of 23.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

410

New Hampshire

Top % FRL

75.1%

Median % FRL

23.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW HAMPSHIRE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Dr. Norman W. Crisp School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Elementary	361	75.1%
2	Ledge Street School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Elementary	454	72.9%
3	Henry Wilson Elementary School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	388	68.3%
4	Mt. Pleasant School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Elementary	250	68.0%
5	Franklin Middle School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Middle	301	67.1%
6	Beech Street School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	524	66.8%
7	Amherst Street School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Elementary	290	66.6%
8	McDonough School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	534	65.2%
9	Berlin Elementary School	Berlin, NH	Berlin School District	Elementary	412	63.8%
10	Bakersville School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	329	62.3%
11	Gossler Park School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	366	62.0%
12	Franklin Elementary School	Keene, NH	Keene School District	Elementary	234	61.1%
13	Richards Elementary School	Newport, NH	Newport School District	Elementary	273	60.1%
14	Bluff School	Claremont, NH	Claremont School District	Elementary	163	58.9%
15	Fairgrounds Elementary School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Elementary	445	58.0%
16	Woodland Heights Elementary School	Laconia, NH	Laconia School District	Elementary	318	56.6%
17	Newport Middle School	Newport, NH	Newport School District	Middle	138	56.5%
18	Middle School At Parkside	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	775	56.4%
19	Paul A. Smith School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Elementary	261	55.9%
20	Pittsfield Elementary School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Elementary	215	55.8%
21	Conway Elementary School	Conway, NH	Conway School District	Elementary	187	55.6%
22	Wheelock Elementary School	Keene, NH	Keene School District	Elementary	192	54.7%
23	Mildred C. Lakeway School	Littleton, NH	Littleton School District	Elementary	309	54.4%
24	Rivendell Academy	Orford, NH	Rivendell Interstate School District	High	209	54.1%
25	Parker-Varney School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	406	53.0%
26	Disnard Elementary School	Claremont, NH	Claremont School District	Elementary	254	52.8%
27	Ossipee Central School	Ctr. Ossipee, NH	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Elementary	276	52.5%
28	William Allen School	Rochester, NH	Rochester School District	Elementary	280	52.5%
29	Pittsfield Middle School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Middle	103	52.4%
30	Seabrook Elementary School	Seabrook, NH	Seabrook School District	Elementary	302	52.3%
31	Kenneth A. Brett School	Tamworth, NH	Tamworth School District	Elementary	165	51.5%
32	Franklin High School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	High	280	51.4%
33	Groveton Elementary School	Groveton, NH	Northumberland School District	Elementary	116	50.9%
34	Berlin Middle School	Berlin, NH	Berlin School District	Middle	254	50.0%
35	Claremont Middle School	Claremont, NH	Claremont School District	Middle	333	49.8%
36	Northwest Elementary School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Elementary	487	49.5%
37	Maple Avenue School	Claremont, NH	Claremont School District	Elementary	264	49.2%
38	Manchester West High School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	High	764	49.1%
39	Nute Junior High School	Milton, NH	Milton School District	Middle	105	48.6%
40	Hillside Middle School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	1,071	48.2%
41	Elm Street Middle School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	895	46.9%
42	Whitefield Elementary School	Whitefield, NH	White Mountains Regional School District	Elementary	256	46.9%
43	Pennichuck Middle School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	768	46.6%
44	Charlestown Primary School	Charlestown, NH	Fall Mountain Regional School District	Elementary	234	46.6%
45	Henry Wilson Memorial School	Farmington, NH	Farmington School District	Middle	271	46.5%
46	Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Northfield, NH	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Elementary	149	46.3%
47	Littleton High School	Littleton, NH	Littleton School District	High	172	45.9%
48	Mountainside Intermediate School	CONWAY, NH	Conway School District	Elementary	251	45.8%
49	Bristol Elementary School	Bristol, NH	Newfound Area School District	Elementary	203	45.8%
50	Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (E)	Colebrook, NH	Colebrook School District	Elementary	189	45.5%

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