Notable Charter and Private Schools in New Hampshire

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in New Hampshire. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Pinkerton Academy — Derry, New Hampshire. Private school.
Phillips Exeter Academy — Exeter, New Hampshire. Private school.
Bishop Guertin High School — Nashua, New Hampshire. Private school.
St Paul's School — Concord, New Hampshire. Private school.
Portsmouth Christian Academy — Dover, New Hampshire. Private school.
Virtual Learning Academy (H) — Exeter, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Presentation of Mary Academy — Hudson, New Hampshire. Private school.
St Thomas Aquinas High School — Dover, New Hampshire. Private school.
The Derryfield School — Manchester, New Hampshire. Private school.
Proctor Academy — Andover, New Hampshire. Private school.
High Mowing School — Wilton, New Hampshire. Private school.
Windham Academy Public Charter School — Windham, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Kimball Union Academy — Meriden, New Hampshire. Private school.
Academy for Science and Design Charter (M) — Nashua, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Trinity High School — Manchester, New Hampshire. Private school.
Strong Foundations Charter School — Pembroke, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
World Academy — Nashua, New Hampshire. Private school.
Concord Christian Academy — Concord, New Hampshire. Private school.
Seacoast Charter School — Dover, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation — Nashua, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
The Founders Academy Charter School (E) — Manchester, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Cardigan Mountain School — Canaan, New Hampshire. Private school.
St Joseph Regional School — Keene, New Hampshire. Private school.
The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter Sch — Salem, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Gathering Waters Charter School (E) — Keene, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Sacred Heart School — Hampton, New Hampshire. Private school.
Academy for Science and Design Charter (H) — Nashua, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Tilton School — Tilton, New Hampshire. Private school.
Lionheart Classical Academy Chartered Public School — Peterborough, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
South Merrimack Christian Academy — Merrimack, New Hampshire. Private school.
St Patrick Academy — Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Private school.
St Mary Academy — Dover, New Hampshire. Private school.
Mount Royal Academy — Sunapee, New Hampshire. Private school.
Virtual Learning Academy (E) — Exeter, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
St John Regional School — Concord, New Hampshire. Private school.
Mill Falls Charter School — Manchester, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Dublin School — Dublin, New Hampshire. Private school.
Shaker Road School — Concord, New Hampshire. Private school.
Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School — Conway, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Gate City Charter School for the Arts — Merrimack, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
The Founders Academy Charter School (H) — Manchester, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Sant Bani School — Sanbornton, New Hampshire. Private school.
Tri-city Christian Academy — Somersworth, New Hampshire. Private school.
White Mountain School — Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Private school.
Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School — Salem, New Hampshire. Public charter school.
Cardinal Lacroix Academy — Manchester, New Hampshire. Private school.
Claremont Christian Academy — Claremont, New Hampshire. Private school.
Mt St Mary Academy — Manchester, New Hampshire. Private school.
Laconia Christian Academy — Laconia, New Hampshire. Private school.
Polaris Charter School — Manchester, New Hampshire. Public charter school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.