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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire schools on the rise

New Hampshire public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+92%
Golden Brook Elementary School
Range
+6% to +92%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 NH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Golden Brook Elementary SchoolWINDHAMWindham School District5801,11391.9%
Berlin Elementary SchoolBERLINBerlin School District22641282.3%
MicroSociety Academy Charter School FoundationNASHUAMicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation19230357.8%
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)NORTHFIELDCompass Classical Academy Charter School10714939.3%
Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)NASHUAAcademy for Science and Design Charter School30040836.0%
Hillside Middle SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District7891,07135.7%
Strong Foundations Charter SchoolPEMBROKEStrong Foundations Charter School25433732.7%
Rye Junior High SchoolRYERye School District13217532.6%
Pembroke Hill SchoolPEMBROKEPembroke School District23631232.2%
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter SchSALEMThe Birches Academy of Academics & Art A Public Charter Sch21728631.8%
Kensington Elementary SchoolKENSINGTONKensington School District10914230.3%
Weare Middle SchoolWEAREWeare School District35445428.2%
Lempster Community SchoolLEMPSTERLempster School District10313228.2%
Mont Vernon Village SchoolMONT VERNONMont Vernon School District18523426.5%
Charlestown Middle SchoolCHARLESTOWNFall Mountain Regional School District13316826.3%
The Founders Academy Charter School (E)MANCHESTERThe Founders Academy Charter School22127926.2%
Grantham Village SchoolGRANTHAMGrantham School District20625825.2%
Gorham High SchoolGORHAMGorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District12214922.1%
Middle School At ParksideMANCHESTERManchester School District64477520.3%
Pennichuck Middle SchoolNASHUANashua School District63976820.2%
Academy for Science and Design Charter (H)NASHUAAcademy for Science and Design Charter School22026420.0%
Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District74288919.8%
Middleton Elementary SchoolMIDDLETONMiddleton School District13315516.5%
Cutler Elementary SchoolW. SWANZEYMonadnock Regional School District27531614.9%
Monadnock Regional Middle SchoolE. SWANZEYMonadnock Regional School District21724914.7%
Auburn Village SchoolAUBURNAuburn School District60669214.2%
Mary C. Dondero Elementary SchoolPORTSMOUTHPortsmouth School District28832813.9%
Hollis Primary SchoolHOLLISHollis School District34439113.7%
Southwick SchoolNORTHFIELDWinnisquam Regional School District22225113.1%
Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolDERRYDerry Cooperative School District62169612.1%
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle SchoolWILTONWilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District11613012.1%
Polaris Charter SchoolMANCHESTERPolaris Charter School10711911.2%
Captain Samuel Douglass AcademyBROOKLINEBrookline School District21824211.0%
East Rochester SchoolE. ROCHESTERRochester School District27230010.3%
Maple Avenue SchoolGOFFSTOWNGoffstown School District46651310.1%
Woodsville High SchoolWOODSVILLEHaverhill Cooperative School District20122110.0%
Dr. L. F. Soule SchoolSALEMSalem School District2462709.8%
Glen Lake SchoolGOFFSTOWNGoffstown School District1771949.6%
Northwood Elementary SchoolNORTHWOODNorthwood School District3814138.4%
Effingham Elementary SchoolEFFINGHAMGovernor Wentworth Regional School District1111208.1%
A. Crosby Kennett Middle SchoolCONWAYConway School District2863087.7%
Dunbarton Elementary SchoolDUNBARTONDunbarton School District2182347.3%
Mt. Caesar Elementary SchoolE. SWANZEYMonadnock Regional School District2502687.2%
Memorial SchoolBEDFORDBedford School District4104397.1%
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - BradfordBRADFORDKearsarge Regional School District1661776.6%
Bow Memorial SchoolBOWBow School District4925246.5%
Fred C. Underhill SchoolHOOKSETTHooksett School District3934186.4%
Sunapee Central SchoolSUNAPEESunapee School District1581686.3%
Hinsdale Middle High SchoolHINSDALEHinsdale School District1141216.1%
William E. Lancaster SchoolSALEMSalem School District2772946.1%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-nh.csv

How this list was built

Every New Hampshire public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more New Hampshirefamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "New Hampshire schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/new-hampshire
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-nh.csv
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