Newington School District, NH

Original Research by School Decision on Newington School District

Newington School District is a single-school district on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, serving kindergarten through sixth grade from one building, Newington Public School. The district is among the smallest in the state. Its entire enrollment fits in a single classroom per grade, with only a handful of students at each level. This is the defining fact of the place: everything about the academic and social experience flows from that smallness.

The student body is nearly entirely white, with a small number of students identified as two or more races. No other racial or ethnic groups are represented in the reported data. The district did not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch counts, special-education counts, or English-learner counts, so a parent looking to understand the economic and support-service picture will need to ask the school directly. Those gaps are common for districts this small, where reporting thresholds can suppress figures, but we cannot confirm that as the reason here.

State assessment results present a mixed and partially opaque picture. Grade-level proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science were all suppressed by the state, which is consistent with the very small number of students tested at each grade level. What is available is a district-wide aggregate for the most recent year: English language arts proficiency sits well above the midpoint you would expect across New Hampshire districts, while math proficiency is lower, landing closer to the middle of the pack. The contrast between strong reading performance and comparatively weaker math is the clearest signal in the academic data. A parent may want to look into how the school supports math instruction and whether the small cohort size affects what is offered. There is no multi-year trend to assess whether these levels are improving or declining; only a single year of aggregate data is reported.

Because the district ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access data, and no AP or career-pathway information to report. Those metrics do not apply here. Families will need to look at the receiving middle and high school configuration, likely in a neighboring district or a cooperative arrangement, to understand the full K-12 pathway. The district brief searched for recent changes such as curriculum updates, referenda, or property-tax shifts and found little of lasting parent impact, which is unsurprising for a district this size.

The housing market in the area is among the more expensive in New Hampshire. The district falls within the Portsmouth ZIP code, where typical home values sit well above the state benchmark and far above the national one. Rent levels are also elevated. The broader Rockingham County market has been active, with listings moving more quickly in recent months than they did a year earlier. Supply and demand indicators are both strong. For a family considering buying, the price-to-income ratio is steep, and monthly mortgage costs at current rates run well above typical rent. This is a market where housing costs will be a major factor in any school decision.

What the district offers is intimacy. A child here will be known by name, in very small classes, in a quiet community with high property values and limited demographic diversity. The academic data that is available points to solid reading outcomes and a math area that warrants attention. Program breadth, specialized services, and the transition to upper grades are questions a parent should raise directly with the school, because the data does not illuminate them.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

Grades

KG–06

Schools

Student body

White 94%

Two+ 6%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Newington Public School

Housing & Real Estate

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

Home Values

Typical home value$810,572

Year-over-year change+4.0%

vs. state typical1.59x

vs. national typical2.20x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
03801	Portsmouth	$811K	+4.0%	100.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$2,737/mo

Year-over-year change+5.3%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
03801	Portsmouth	$2,737	+5.3%	100.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$4,090/mo

Home price / national median income9.7x

Annual rent / national median income39.2%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$1,353/mo

Market Activity: Rockingham County

Median listing price$725,000

Median listing price YoY+3.6%

Median price per sq ft$375

Median price per sq ft YoY-4.3%

Median days on market25.0 days

Median days on market YoY-32.0%

Active listings585

Active listings YoY+10.0%

New listings584

New listings YoY+24.8%

Pending listings666

Pending listings YoY+9.0%

Hotness: median listing price$699,900

Supply score97.9

Supply score YoY+21.2%

Demand score98.5

Demand score YoY+2.0%

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

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.