Lincoln Akerman School, Hampton Falls NH

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Akerman School

Lincoln Akerman School is the single public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Hampton Falls, a small, predominantly residential town on New Hampshire's seacoast. The school sits along Route 88, a short distance from the town common and the cluster of civic buildings that include the library, town hall, and police station. It is the kind of place where the same building carries children from their earliest classroom experiences all the way through middle school, and where the soccer fields at Governor Weare Park sit just down the road. Hampton Falls itself clings to its rural roots. Horse farms remain in operation, the building inspector still fields barn permit requests, and the commercial strip along Route 1 is modest, anchored by a country store, antique shops, and Agway. Most working residents commute out of town, with Portsmouth a short drive north and Boston accessible south via Interstate 95. There is no public transit. The town has grown slowly over the past decade and population has been roughly flat in recent years, with local planning documents emphasizing preservation of open space and rural character.

The school draws from a small enrollment base, and its student body is predominantly white, with a very small share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. IEP and English learner data were not available in the provided records. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report; students continue to Winnacunnet High School in neighboring Hampton for secondary education.

On New Hampshire's state assessment, the most recent results show a clear pattern: English language arts is where Lincoln Akerman is strongest. Proficiency rates climb steadily from the early grades and reach very high levels by eighth grade, with the large majority of middle-grade students demonstrating proficiency. Math results are solid through the upper elementary and middle grades, with most grades showing well over half of tested students proficient, though third-grade math and third-grade ELA both sit lower than the school's later-grade results. Fifth-grade science proficiency was the weakest result in the dataset. Participation was full or near-full across grades and subjects. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided records whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time.

The housing market in Hampton Falls is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. Typical home values sit well above the state level and far above the national figure, and the price-to-income ratio is high. The county-level market has seen inventory grow recently, with active and new listings both up year over year, but median listing prices remain elevated and homes still move relatively quickly. Rent data was not available for the immediate area. For families considering a move here, the cost of entry into the housing market is a real factor, and the town's limited commercial base means most services and shopping require a short drive.

The district brief turned up little in the way of recently reported changes or initiatives, so there is not much to relay on that front. Course access, staffing, discipline, and attendance data were not provided, and no program offerings were listed. Civil rights data was also absent. A parent weighing Lincoln Akerman will want to ask the school directly about special education services, enrichment or intervention programming, and what the transition to Winnacunnet High School looks like for eighth-graders. The academic results that are available paint a picture of a small, stable school where literacy outcomes are a particular strength and where most grade levels perform well above state expectations in math, set in a quiet, affluent, rural-residential community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · District 68% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 676%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 79% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 892%

School 92% · District 92%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

This schoolHampton Falls School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.