For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 public charter schools serving 154 students in Great Bay Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in New Hampshire.
Public Charter Schools in Great Bay Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New Hampshire public charter school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Hampshire public charter school average of 21% (majority Asian).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
2 Schools
46 Schools
# Students
154 Students
6,037 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
520 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Great Bay Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 187 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#180 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)10-14%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
36%
Graduation Rate
70%
88.1%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)69.2%
24.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.37
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
1%
2%
% White
89%
79%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Great Bay Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Great Bay Charter School (H)
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
30 Linden St.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 519-9003
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 519-9003
Gr: 9-12 | 94 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #22.
Great Bay Charter School (M)
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
30 Linden St.
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 519-9003
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 519-9003
Gr: 3-8 | 60 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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