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Alvirne High School

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Alvirne High School ranks 41 st of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 52% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Alvirne High School is a public high school located in Hudson, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,019 students. The school is part of the Hudson School District, which is ranked 76 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alvirne High School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 25th out of 85 high schools in 2021-2022 to 58th out of 87 high schools in 2023-2024. Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 41st out of 86 high schools, indicating a middle-of-the-pack performance compared to other high schools in New Hampshire. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students consistently ranking in the top half, while female students have struggled in recent years. Notably, Academy for Science and Design Charter and Souhegan Coop High School consistently outperform Alvirne High School in both academic metrics and statewide rankings.

Alvirne High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is mixed. In mathematics, the school has consistently underperformed the state and district averages, with only 15-36% of students proficient or better. In reading, the school has performed better, with 56-61% of students proficient or better. Science scores have also been variable, ranging from 35-60% proficient or better. However, the school's performance with Special Education students is noteworthy, with the school ranking in the top 3 high schools in the state for this subgroup in 2022-2023, indicating that the school may be effectively serving its students with special needs.

976

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,270

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Derry Rd.
Hudson, NH 03051-3320

(603) 886-1260

District: Hudson School District

Feeder schools for Alvirne High School:

Elementary:	Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School
	Hills Garrison Elementary School
	Nottingham West Elementary School
Middle:	Hudson Memorial School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Hampshire median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New Hampshire average (78% vs 87%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

New Hampshire avg46%

41^st of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 158Hudson School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	41 of 86	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	29 of 85	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	25 of 85	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	40 of 84	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	30 of 71	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	43 of 82	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.8	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.3	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.5	25 of 83	69.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	19 of 81	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.7	37 of 81	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.4	42 of 79	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2018	51.9	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	47 of 80	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	23 of 79	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	46 of 82	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	81.4	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	44.8	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.3	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2018)45th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Science41%+3 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Alvirne High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)	NH SAS Reading (2025)	NH SAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Alvirne High School	Public	9-12	200 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 886-1260	976	84	11.6	16.0%	796 (81.6%)	16 (1.6%)	75 (7.7%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.3%)	46.8	41^st of 86 public high schools	52.3%		31.6	58^th of 87 public high schools	33.3%	17	27.0	61.0	27.0	61.0	41.0	41.0	$17,270
Campbell High School	Public	9-12	1 Highlander Ct	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 546-0300	343	30	11.4	13.4%	298 (86.9%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	26.1	66^th of 86 public high schools	23.3%		73.4	21^st of 87 public high schools	75.9%	45	22.0	58.0	22.0	58.0	21.0	21.0	$18,281
Brentwood Academy	Public	9-12	55 Franklin Street	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 966-1003	26	6	4.3	50.0%	18 (69.2%)	2 (7.7%)	5 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Nashua High School South	Public	9-12	36 Riverside Dr.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1100	1,686	132	12.7	30.7%	825 (48.9%)	47 (2.8%)	488 (28.9%)	217 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (6.5%)	56.2	29^th of 86 public high schools	66.3%		38.1	48^th of 87 public high schools	44.8%	19	33.0	69.0	33.0	69.0	37.0	37.0	$15,098
Academy for Science and Design Charter (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	9 Townsend West	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Academy for Science and Design Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 595-4705	264	15	17.8	2.7%	142 (53.8%)	7 (2.7%)	15 (5.7%)	73 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)	99.8	1^st of 86 public high schools	98.8%		99.9	1^st of 87 public high schools	98.9%		90.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	92.0	92.0
Nashua High School North	Public	9-12	8 Titan Way	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-2500	1,543	119	12.9	39.1%	804 (52.1%)	47 (3.0%)	494 (32.0%)	73 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (8.0%)	41.3	49^th of 86 public high schools	43.0%		45.6	41^st of 87 public high schools	52.9%	8	27.0	65.0	27.0	65.0	29.0	29.0	$15,532
Merrimack High School	Public	9-12	38 McElwain St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6204	1,057	85	12.4	11.0%	924 (87.4%)	22 (2.1%)	42 (4.0%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.2%)	58.8	27^th of 86 public high schools	68.6%		70.8	22^nd of 87 public high schools	74.7%	5	26.0	70.0	26.0	70.0	47.0	47.0	$18,302
Windham High School	Public	9-12	64 London Bridge Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1558	945	74	12.7	2.6%	742 (78.5%)	7 (0.7%)	39 (4.1%)	72 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.0%)	94.1	3^rd of 86 public high schools	96.5%		93.2	3^rd of 87 public high schools	96.6%		56.0	81.0	56.0	81.0	71.0	71.0	$17,496
Londonderry Senior High School	Public	9-12	295 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6941	1,289	108	11.9	10.9%	1,147 (89.0%)	15 (1.2%)	62 (4.8%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.4%)	75.8	20^th of 86 public high schools	76.7%		57	34^th of 87 public high schools	60.9%	14	35.0	75.0	35.0	75.0	56.0	56.0	$17,631
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	85 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2115	508	49	10.3	11.0%	417 (82.1%)	8 (1.6%)	47 (9.3%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	29.6	63^rd of 86 public high schools	26.7%		37.6	51^st of 87 public high schools	41.4%	12	17.0	62.0	17.0	62.0	27.0	27.0	$17,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Alvirne High School

What is the racial makeup of Alvirne High School?

Students at Alvirne High School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Alvirne High School?

Alvirne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School
Elementary : Hills Garrison Elementary School
Elementary : Nottingham West Elementary School
Middle : Hudson Memorial School

How many students attend Alvirne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Alvirne High School.

Is Alvirne High School a good school?

Alvirne High School ranks 41^st of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alvirne High School in?

Hudson School District

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