Sunapee Central School students exceeded New Hampshire averages in reading, math and science on the state's 2025-26 assessments.

Seventy percent of students met the state's reading proficiency standard, compared with 55% statewide, according to SchoolDigger's assessment data.

In math, 66% of Sunapee Central students reached proficiency, compared with 44% statewide.

The school also exceeded the state average in science, with 61% proficiency compared with 38% statewide.

The results show differences across grade levels. Fifth-grade students recorded 81% reading proficiency and 77% math proficiency.

Fourth-grade students recorded 70% reading proficiency and 74% math proficiency. Third-grade students posted 61% in reading and 53% in math.

Sunapee Central's 2025-26 reading rate was one percentage point below its 2024-25 result. Math proficiency declined three percentage points, while science proficiency increased 11 percentage points.

School ranks 17th in U.S. News

Sunapee Central also ranked No. 17 among 251 New Hampshire elementary schools in the 2027 U.S. News Best Elementary Schools rankings, released Oct. 20.

The kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school earned an overall score of 93.6 out of 100.

In the assessments used for those rankings, 67% of Sunapee Central students reached math proficiency, compared with 46% statewide.

Reading proficiency was 68%, compared with the state average of 52%.

U.S. News rated the school's math and reading performance "well above expectations." It ranked No. 34 statewide for reading proficiency and No. 40 for math proficiency.

The rankings use results from the 2023-24 school year, rather than the more recent 2025-26 assessments.

The two sets of figures reflect different testing periods and should not be interpreted as a direct year-to-year comparison.

About Sunapee Central

Sunapee Central School is located at 22 School St. in Sunapee. It serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

The school's U.S. News profile lists 168 students and 19 full-time teachers, all certified.

Its student-teacher ratio is 9-to-1.

Meagan Reed serves as principal, according to the Sunapee School District's directory.

The 2027 U.S. News rankings provide an additional measure of school performance alongside the newer state assessment results.