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)
330600000397	111	Russell Elementary School	Public	K-8	195 School St.	Rumney	03266	Grafton County	Rumney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 786-9591	85	14	6.2	54.1%	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$29,816							15.9	42.7	77	34
330624000420	112	Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	342	31	11.1	40.4%	255 (74.6%)	12 (3.5%)	20 (5.8%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	$18,872							15.3	16.9	115	3
330186000024	113	Berlin Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Willard Street	Berlin	03570	Coos County	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 752-4122	220	22	10.1	46.8%	209 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$18,510							15.1	12.3	124	11
330693000023	114	Weare Middle School	Public	4-8	16 East Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7555	524	44	11.9	20.4%	477 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)								15.1	15.1	118	4
330489000061	115	Monadnock Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	580 Old Homestead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-6575	254	18	14	38.2%	239 (94.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$19,978							15	11.3	126	11
330540000529	116	Groveton High School (Middle)	Public	6-8	65 State St.	Groveton	03582	Coos County	Northumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 636-1619	72	9	8	34.7%	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								13.9	32.9	93	23
330594000395	117	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	847	66	12.8	37.0%	747 (88.2%)	8 (0.9%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	$15,684							13.6	12.2	125	8
330299000114	118	Charlestown Middle School	Public	5-8	307 Main St.	Charlestown	03603	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 826-7711	137	12	11.5	40.9%	128 (93.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$21,359							13.5	25.2	107	11
330061600296	119	Nute Junior High School	Public	6-8	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4591	108	10	11	35.2%	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$20,307							11.8	16.4	117	2
330234000039	120	Claremont Middle School	Public	6-8	107 South St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4250	354	37	9.5	39.8%	306 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$17,738							11.8	16.7	116	4

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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