Best Middle Schools in New Hampshire

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 130)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
330327100693	11	Virtual Learning Academy (E)	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	30 Linden St.	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Virtual Learning Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(603) 778-2500	127	23	5.6	18.9%	104 (81.9%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.1%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)								86.1			(n/a)
330342000152	12	Greenland Central School	Public	K-8	70 Post Rd.	Greenland	03840	Rockingham County	Greenland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 431-6723	371	39	9.5	3.2%	333 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$17,146							86.1	81.9	17	5
330385000172	13	Hollis-Brookline Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Main St.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 324-5997	369	35	10.6	5.7%	333 (90.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$17,320							86	87.4	13
330583000097	14	Profile Junior High School	Public	7-8	691 Profile Rd.	Bethlehem	03574	Grafton County	Profile School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 823-7411	73	13	5.6	24.7%	67 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$21,653							86	69.3	31	17
330381000169	15	Holderness Central School	Public	K-8	19 School Rd.	Holderness	03245	Grafton County	Holderness School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-2538	150	19	7.7	18.0%	141 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$26,488							85.6	87.3	14	1
330351000471	16	Hampton Academy	Public	6-8	29 Academy Ave.	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 926-2000	302	35	8.6	13.2%	261 (86.4%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.6%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	$19,240							85.5	85.4	16
330666000433	17	Thornton Central School	Public	K-8	1886 NH Rte. 175	Thornton	03285	Grafton County	Thornton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 726-8904	173	24	7.2	20.2%	159 (91.9%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,780							85.2	91.7	9	8
330331400730	18	Windham Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Drive	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 236-7900	369	21	17.5	2.2%	339 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)								84.2			(n/a)
330537000345	19	North Hampton School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Atlantic Ave.	North Hampton	03862	Rockingham County	North Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5501	270	33	8.3	6.7%	249 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$25,507							82.6	88.5	11	8
330387000618	20	David R. Cawley Middle School	Public	6-8	89 Whitehall Rd.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 518-5047	422	40	10.5	16.8%	368 (87.2%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.6%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$17,082							82.5	76.4	19	1

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Mathematics, NH SAS Reading, NH SAS Science test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
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