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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in New Hampshire (2026)

Public elementary schools in New Hampshire achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 49% (2026).
The public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New Hampshire is Mason Elementary School, with ≥90%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 70% 90% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 77%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in New Hampshire (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Mason Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-5
13 Darling Hill Rd.
Greenville, NH 03048
(603) 878-2962
Rank: #22.
Rye Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-4
461 Sagamore Rd.
Rye, NH 03870
(603) 436-4731
Rank: #33.
Lafayette Regional School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-89%
Grades: K-6
149 Main St.
Franconia, NH 03580
(603) 823-7741
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Bernice A. Ray School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: K-5
26 Reservoir Rd.
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-6655
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Riddle Brook School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: K-4
230 New Boston Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 471-1082
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
New Franklin School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
1 Franklin Dr.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-0910
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Swasey Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
355 Middle Rd.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 642-3487
Rank: #88.
Academy For Science And Design Charter (M)
Charter School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: 5-8
9 Townsend West
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 595-4705
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Maude H. Trefethen School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: ≥80%
Grades: K-6
142 Cranfield St
New Castle, NH 03854
(603) 436-5416
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Piermont Village School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: ≥80%
Grades: PK-8
131 Rte. 10
Piermont, NH 03779
(603) 272-5881
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Frances C. Richmond School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: 6-8
63 Lyme Rd.
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-6040
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Peter Woodbury School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: K-4
180 County Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 622-0431
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Windham Center School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: 5-6
2 Lowell Rd.
Windham, NH 03087
(603) 845-1554
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Grantham Village School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-6
75 Learning Dr.
Grantham, NH 03753
(603) 863-1681
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Lincoln Akerman School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-8
8 Exeter Rd.
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-2539
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Lyme Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-8
35 Union Street
Lyme, NH 03768
(603) 795-2125
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Mont Vernon Village School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-6
1 Kittredge Rd
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
(603) 673-5141
Rank: #1818.
Mckelvie Intermediate School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 5-6
108 Liberty Hill Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 472-3951
Rank: #1919.
Bridgewater-hebron Village School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: PK-5
25 School House Rd
Bristol, NH 03222
(603) 744-6969
Rank: #2020.
Portsmouth Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
155 Parrott Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-5781
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy
(Math: 53% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 4-6
24 Townsend Hill Rd.
Brookline, NH 03033
(603) 673-0122
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Hollis Upper Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 4-6
12 Drury Ln.
Hollis, NH 03049
(603) 465-9182
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Holderness Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-8
19 School Rd.
Holderness, NH 03245
(603) 536-2538
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Hollis Primary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-3
36 Silver Lake Rd.
Hollis, NH 03049
(603) 324-5995
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School At New London
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
64 Cougar Ct
New London, NH 03257
(603) 526-4737
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Little Harbour School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
50 Clough Dr.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-1708
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
32 Van Buren Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-2231
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Mast Way School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-4
23 Mast Rd.
Lee, NH 03861
(603) 659-3001
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Memorial School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-4
55 Old Bedford Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 627-1776
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Moharimet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-4
11 Lee Rd.
Madbury, NH 03823
(603) 742-2900
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
North Hampton School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-8
201 Atlantic Ave.
North Hampton, NH 03862
(603) 964-5501
Rank: #23 - 3223. - 32.
Rye Junior High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 5-8
501 Washington Rd.
Rye, NH 03870
(603) 964-5591
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Adeline C. Marston School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 3-5
4 Marston Way
Hampton, NH 03842
(603) 926-8708
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Greenland Central School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: K-8
70 Post Rd.
Greenland, NH 03840
(603) 431-6723
Rank: #3535.
New Boston Central School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: PK-6
15 Central School Rd.
New Boston, NH 03070
(603) 487-2211
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New Hampshire average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The New Hampshire average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency is 49%% for 2026.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New Hampshire?
The best top-ranked public elementary schools in New Hampshire include Mason Elementary School, Rye Elementary School and Lafayette Regional School.

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