Hampton Beach’s public schools beat 76% of New Hampshire districts
The public schools Hampton Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Hampton Beach’s schools
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 146 New Hampshire towns that have similar household incomes, Hampton Beach’s schools beat 93%, higher than their 76% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Hampton Beach shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Hampton Beach’s path is shared: Hampton Centre School, Adeline C. Marston School, Hampton Academy and Winnacunnet High School. Hampton sends its kids to all the same schools. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A); the middle school earns the lowest (B+). See the path ↓
Well funded
Both districts spend about $27,900 per student, 20% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Hampton Beach compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Hampshire’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Hampshire only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hampton Beach (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Hampton Beach
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Hampton Beach
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Hampton Beach families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Hampton Beach
There’s no college in Hampton Beach, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, 10.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Hampton Beach. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.