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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

28 public elementary schools in Merrimack County, New Hampshire appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Paul A. Smith School leads the list at 55.9%, against a median of 25.4% across the ranked schools.

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Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Top % FRL

55.9%

Median % FRL

25.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Paul A. Smith School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Elementary	261	55.9%
2	Pittsfield Elementary School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Elementary	215	55.8%
3	Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Northfield, NH	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Elementary	149	46.3%
4	Penacook Elementary School	Penacook, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	325	41.8%
5	Broken Ground School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	291	39.5%
6	Allenstown Elementary School	Allenstown, NH	Allenstown School District	Elementary	205	39.5%
7	Beaver Meadow School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	362	37.8%
8	Mill Brook School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	321	36.1%
9	Allenstown Community School	ALLENSTOWN, NH	Allenstown School District	Elementary	348	35.9%
10	Christa McAuliffe School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	357	35.9%
11	Southwick School	Northfield, NH	Winnisquam Regional School District	Elementary	251	35.1%
12	Abbot-Downing School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	343	28.0%
13	Andover Elementary School	Andover, NH	Andover School District	Elementary	165	27.3%
14	Boscawen Elementary School	Boscawen, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	240	27.1%
15	Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Bradford, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	177	23.7%
16	Strong Foundations Charter School	Pembroke, NH	Strong Foundations Charter School	Elementary	337	22.8%
17	Loudon Elementary School	Loudon, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	243	22.2%
18	Pembroke Hill School	Pembroke, NH	Pembroke School District	Elementary	312	21.8%
19	Henniker Community School	Henniker, NH	Henniker School District	Elementary	402	21.4%
20	Epsom Central School	Epsom, NH	Epsom School District	Elementary	378	20.1%
21	Simonds Elementary School	Warner, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	132	18.9%
22	Hooksett Memorial School	Hooksett, NH	Hooksett School District	Elementary	431	16.5%
23	Fred C. Underhill School	Hooksett, NH	Hooksett School District	Elementary	418	12.9%
24	Chichester Central School	Chichester, NH	Chichester School District	Elementary	192	12.5%
25	Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London	New London, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	330	11.2%
26	Harold Martin School	Hopkinton, NH	Hopkinton School District	Elementary	269	10.4%
27	Bow Elementary School	Bow, NH	Bow School District	Elementary	542	5.2%
28	Dunbarton Elementary School	Dunbarton, NH	Dunbarton School District	Elementary	234	4.7%

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