The average private elementary school acceptance rate in New Hampshire is 76% per year (2025).
The most selective school in New Hampshire is Claremont Christian Academy, with an acceptance rate of 22%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 22%
95%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 74%
Most Selective Private Elementary Schools in New Hampshire (2025)
School
Acceptance Rate
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Claremont Christian Academy![Claremont Christian Academy Photo]( "Claremont Christian Academy Photo")
(Baptist)
Acceptance Rate: 22%
Grades: PK-12
97 Maple Ave
Claremont, NH 03743
(603) 542-8759
Claremont, NH 03743
(603) 542-8759
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Acceptance Rate: 25%
Grades: PK-2
118 Locust Street
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-0321
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-0321
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Trinity Life Schools
(Pentecostal)
Acceptance Rate: 25%
Grades: K-4
12 Station Rd
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 622-6330
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 622-6330
Rank: #44.
Acceptance Rate: 30%
Grades: K-8
125 Kingston Rd
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778-1383
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778-1383
Rank: #55.
Hampshire Country School![Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond is regularly used for canoeing and fishing.]( "Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond is regularly used for canoeing and fishing.")
All-boys
Acceptance Rate: 40%
Grades: 3-10
28 Patey Circle
Rindge, NH 03461
(603) 899-3325
Rindge, NH 03461
(603) 899-3325
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Amesbury Seventh-day Adventist School
(Seventh Day Adventist)
Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: PK-7
285 Main Ave Route 107a
East Kingston, NH 03827
(603) 394-9970
East Kingston, NH 03827
(603) 394-9970
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Pioneer Junior Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
Acceptance Rate: 50%
Grades: 1-8
13 Mount Gilboa Rd
Westmoreland, NH 03467
(603) 399-4803
Westmoreland, NH 03467
(603) 399-4803
Rank: #88.
Acceptance Rate: 57%
Grades: 6-12
2108 River Road
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 669-4524
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 669-4524
Rank: #99.
Acceptance Rate: 65%
Grades: PK-8
320 East Road
Hampstead, NH 03841
(603) 329-4406
Hampstead, NH 03841
(603) 329-4406
Rank: #1010.
Easterseals Lancaster School
Special Education School
Acceptance Rate: 70%
Grades: 5-12
525 Prospect St
Lancaster, NH 03584
(603) 206-6700
Lancaster, NH 03584
(603) 206-6700
Rank: #1111.
Cardigan Mountain School![Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Campus View]( "Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Campus View")
All-boys
Acceptance Rate: 74%
Grades: 6-9
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Acceptance Rate: 75%
Grades: NS-12
10 Groton Rd
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 881-4815
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 881-4815
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Wolfeboro Camp School![Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Wolfeboro offers an excellent academic program for Middle, Upper, and ESL students. Guided by dedicated and seasoned private school faculty, the Wolfeboro curriculum includes additional emphasis on pre-prep goals, pre-college goals, and intensive ESL courses.]( "Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Wolfeboro offers an excellent academic program for Middle, Upper, and ESL students. Guided by dedicated and seasoned private school faculty, the Wolfeboro curriculum includes additional emphasis on pre-prep goals, pre-college goals, and intensive ESL courses.")
Special Program Emphasis
Acceptance Rate: 75%
Grades: 5-12
93 Camp School Road
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Grades: K-12
1858 Maple St
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603) 869-5401
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603) 869-5401
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Grades: PK-12
37 Regional Dr.
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-8888
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-8888
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Hillsboro Christian School![Hillsboro Christian School Photo - Excellence in EducationSpiritual Maturity]( "Hillsboro Christian School Photo - Excellence in EducationSpiritual Maturity")
(Baptist)
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Grades: PK-12
337 Second New Hampshire Tpke
Hillsborough, NH 03244
(603) 478-2233
Hillsborough, NH 03244
(603) 478-2233
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
South Merrimack Christian Academy
(Christian)
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Grades: PK-12
517 Boston Post Road
Merrimack, NH 03054
(603) 880-6832
Merrimack, NH 03054
(603) 880-6832
Rank: #1818.
Acceptance Rate: 83%
Grades: PK-8
19 Ashram Road
Sanbornton, NH 03269
(603) 934-4240
Sanbornton, NH 03269
(603) 934-4240
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Acceptance Rate: 85%
Grades: PK-12
106 Page Rd
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8505
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8505
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Acceptance Rate: 85%
Grades: 6-9
410 Amherst Street, Suite 150
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 316-6444
Nashua, NH 03063
(603) 316-6444
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Acceptance Rate: 85%
Grades: PK-12
20 Seaborne Dr
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-3617
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-3617
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Cedarcrest School![Cedarcrest School Photo - Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities provides specialized care and education for up to 26 children, birth through age 21, with complex medical and developmental needs. Cedarcrest School serves children who are residents as well as day students who are cared for at home]( "Cedarcrest School Photo - Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities provides specialized care and education for up to 26 children, birth through age 21, with complex medical and developmental needs. Cedarcrest School serves children who are residents as well as day students who are cared for at home")
Special Education School
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: K-12
91 Maple Avenue
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 358-3384
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 358-3384
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
The Contoocook School
Special Education School
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: 6-12
40 Park Ln
Contoocook, NH 03229
(603) 746-7702
Contoocook, NH 03229
(603) 746-7702
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School![Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Photo]( "Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Photo")
(Catholic)
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: K-12
95 Fay Martin Road
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-6495
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-6495
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: NS-8
40 Meredith Center Road
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-5680
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-5680
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: 1-8
149 Valley Rd
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8170
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8170
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
St. John Regional School
(Catholic)
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: K-8
61 S State St
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-3222
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-3222
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: PK-12
80 Clinton Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-5410
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-5410
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Trinity Christian School![Trinity Christian School Photo - Trinity Christian School]( "Trinity Christian School Photo - Trinity Christian School")
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Acceptance Rate: 90%
Grades: PK-8
100 Maple Ave
Keene, NH 03431
(808) 352-9403
Keene, NH 03431
(808) 352-9403
Rank: #3030.
Acceptance Rate: 92%
Grades: PK-12
132 Titus Avenue
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 606-7930
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 606-7930
Rank: #31 - 3631. - 36.
Calvary Christian School
(Baptist)
Acceptance Rate: 95%
Grades: 7-11
115 Yeaton Rd
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-4022
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-4022
Rank: #31 - 3631. - 36.
Cardinal Lacroix Academy
(Catholic)
Acceptance Rate: 95%
Grades: PK-6
148 Belmont St
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 622-0414
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 622-0414
Rank: #31 - 3631. - 36.
Acceptance Rate: 95%
Grades: K-12
105 Eastern Avenue
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-2848
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-2848
Rank: #31 - 3631. - 36.
Acceptance Rate: 95%
Grades: PK-12
26 Seven Hearths Lane
Sunapee, NH 03782
(603) 763-9010
Sunapee, NH 03782
(603) 763-9010
Rank: #31 - 3631. - 36.
Acceptance Rate: 95%
Grades: PK-8
20 Cushing Ave
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-7442
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-7442
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