These New Hampshire Public Schools are the top in the country

Close-up of a chair on a student's desk inside a classroom in a secondary school. Courtesy Carbonero Stock via Getty Images.

By Mrinali Dhembla

April 29, 2024

New Hampshire ranked 13th in the country for having the best high schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best High Schools list. And while the state’s ranking slipped from being ninth in 2018, more than two dozen schools made it in the top 25% in the country.

Ninety-three schools across 88 districts in the state were ranked based on college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates.

Here’s the list:

Academy for Science and Design Charter School in Nashua
Sunapee Senior High School in Sunapee
Hanover High School in Hanover
Lebanon High School in Lebanon
Windham High School in Windham
Hollis-Brookline High School in Hollis
Bedford High School in Bedford
Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood
Profile Senior High School Profile School District in Bethlehem
Newmarket Junior-Senior High School in Newmarket
Hopkinton High School in Contoocook
Exeter High School in Exeter
Oyster River High School in Durham
Moultonborough Academy in Moultonborough
Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth
Souhegan High School in Amherst
Conval Regional High School in Peterborough
Mascenic Regional High School in New Ipswich
Goffstown High School in Goffstown
Bow High School in Bow
Nashua High School South in Nashua
Virtual Learning Academy Charter School in Exeter
Winnacunnet High School in Hampton
Inter-Lakes High School in Meredith
Lin-Wood Public School in Lincoln

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Mrinali Dhembla

Based in Manchester, Mrinali Dhembla is Granite Post's multimedia reporter. She's previously worked as deputy editor at The Keene Sentinel, and has experience writing for many national and international publications. When not doing journalism, she likes to cook food (and eat it).

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