New Boston School District, NH

Original Research by School Decision on New Boston School District

NewBoston School District is a single-school district in southern New Hampshire, serving preschool through sixth grade from New Boston Central School. It sits in Hillsborough County, and the town of New Boston is the near-exclusive driver of the district's housing data, with only a sliver of territory touching Goffstown. The district does not extend into middle or high school, so there is no graduation rate, no AP or career pathway data, and no upper-grade course access to report. Those gaps reflect the grade band, not a missing record. After sixth grade, students move on to other arrangements, and families will want to confirm which receiving schools the town tuions into.

On state assessments, the district's English language arts results are the clearer strength. Proficiency sits well above half across every tested grade, with third, fourth, fifth, and sixth all landing in a tight, elevated band. Reading and writing are where this district's students most consistently show strong command of grade-level expectations. Math is more uneven. Third and fourth grade post strong proficiency, with fourth grade in particular standing out. But fifth grade math drops sharply, and sixth grade sits at roughly the midpoint. The fifth-grade science result, the only science grade reported, is also modest. A parent may want to look into how the district supports the transition into upper elementary math, since the dip at fifth grade is large enough to warrant a question.

Only one year of data is available, so there is no trend to describe. The district's overall math and ELA summaries exist, but with a single point each, they confirm a snapshot rather than a trajectory.

The student body is small and predominantly white. A small number of Hispanic students and students of two or more races round out the enrollment, with a handful of students from other backgrounds. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not reported, and neither were IEP nor English learner figures, so the picture of economic disadvantage and special populations is incomplete. Discipline, staffing, attendance, and course access data were also not available. The district brief turned up no recent referendums, curriculum changes, or property tax shifts, so there is little to report on the parent-relevant change front.

Housing in the district is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. The typical home value sits well above the New Hampshire baseline and roughly doubles the national figure. The county-level market is active, with a healthy supply of listings and strong demand scores, and homes move quickly, with a median time on market of under a month. Rents are available for the Goffstown zip and come in below the estimated monthly mortgage cost, which is itself elevated by current interest rates. The price-to-income ratio is high, meaning a family buying here needs a substantial income relative to the purchase price. New Boston is a small, rural-to-suburban town, and the housing costs reflect that character: quieter living with a premium attached.

What this district offers is a small, cohesive elementary setting with solid literacy outcomes and some strong early math results, set in a town where housing costs run high. The fifth-grade math and science results are the soft spots a family should ask about. The missing economic and special population data means a parent evaluating fit for a child with specific needs will need to go directly to the school for those answers.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

481

Grades

PK–06

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 4%

Black 1%

White 90%

Two+ 5%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

—

70%

Gr 4

—

76%

Gr 5

—

76%

Gr 6

—

72%

Math

Gr 3

—

67%

Gr 4

—

82%

Gr 5

—

35%

Gr 6

—

52%

Science

Gr 5

—

41%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

New Boston Central School

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

4 grades reported

66%

Grade 3

78%

Grade 4

34%

Grade 5

50%

Grade 6

English Language Arts

4 grades reported

69%

Grade 3

75%

Grade 4

74%

Grade 5

70%

Grade 6

Science

1 grade reported

40%

Grade 5

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$629,477

Year-over-year change+0.9%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$513K to $630K

vs. state typical1.23x

vs. national typical1.71x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
03070	New Boston	$630K	+0.9%	99.7%
03045	Goffstown	$513K	+2.1%	0.3%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,866/mo

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
03045	Goffstown	$1,866	—	0.3%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$3,176/mo

Home price / national median income7.5x

Annual rent / national median income26.7%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$1,311/mo

Market Activity: Hillsborough County

Median listing price$585,000

Median listing price YoY-2.3%

Median price per sq ft$300

Median price per sq ft YoY+2.0%

Median days on market24.0 days

Median days on market YoY+2.1%

Active listings458

Active listings YoY+10.4%

New listings548

New listings YoY+7.0%

Pending listings632

Pending listings YoY+11.7%

Hotness: median listing price$575,000

Hotness: median listing price YoY-1.7%

Supply score98.3

Supply score YoY+0.6%

Demand score99.1

Median listing price (12 months)

Median price per sq ft (12 months)

Median days on market (12 months)

Active listings (12 months)

New listings (12 months)

Pending listings (12 months)

Hotness: median listing price (12 months)

Supply score (12 months)

Demand score (12 months)

Comparison

State typical home value$510,709 (+2.7% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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