The brief
A private middle school in Hampton Falls, NH serving grades 6th – 8th.
It ranks 47 of 85 schools in New Hampshire.
Heronfield Academy is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on NH statewide data. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in NH.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in NH.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 03844; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Boston school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $155,787
- Median home value
- $664,900
- Median rent
- $1,724/mo
- College educated
- 52.9%
- Homeownership
- 84.5%
- Poverty rate
- 3.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 03844; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- City reported crime
- 502/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Hampton Falls. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Hampton Falls), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White83%
- Two or More11%
- Asian4%
- Black1%
- Hispanic1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Heronfield Academy serve?
Heronfield Academy serves students in grades 6th through 8th.
How many students attend Heronfield Academy?
Heronfield Academy has an enrollment of approximately 94 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heronfield Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Heronfield Academy is 9.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Heronfield Academy rank in NH?
Heronfield Academy ranks #47 of 85 private schools in NH.
What is Heronfield Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Heronfield Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Heronfield Academy a private school?
Yes, Heronfield Academy is a private coeducational school with a Nonsectarian affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Heronfield Academy a religious school?
No, Heronfield Academy is a nonsectarian (non-religious) private school.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 8th
- Enrollment
- 94
- Gender split
- 44% M / 56% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 9.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- School day
- 7.1 hours
- Days per year
- 167 days
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- Rockingham County
- Phone
- (603) 772-9093
- Area population (ZIP 03844)
- 2,357
- Area average commute
- 36.2 min
- Area median age
- 45.7
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, New Hampshire Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.