Thornton School District

Public Grades K–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Thornton.

At a glance

172Students enrolled

1School

$33,399Spent per student

7:1Student–teacher ratio

23%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Thornton

Grades K–8

Thornton Central School172 students · ThorntonThis district

Grades 9–12

Plymouth Regional High School651 students · PlymouthPemi-Baker Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NH

Math proficiency62%

State average 37.7%

Reading / language arts62%

State average 51.7%

Graduation rate 97% at Pemi-Baker Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 87.4%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$33,399

per student each year · 43% above the NH average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration34%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)73%

State17%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

203’20

189’21

185’22

173’23

172’24

Students

White · 91%157

Hispanic · 3%6

Two or more races · 3%5

Black · 1%2

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Thornton Central SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 172 students · Thornton

APublic

Where students go next · Pemi-Baker Regional School District

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Plymouth Regional High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 651 students · Plymouth

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Campton School DistrictCampton · $27,947 per student

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Lincoln-Woodstock School DistrictWoodstock · $33,116 per student

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Waterville Valley School DistrictWaterville Valley · $35,628 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.