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Merrimack High School

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Merrimack High School ranks 27 th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 69% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Merrimack High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Merrimack, New Hampshire, with a total enrollment of 1,095 students. This school consistently ranks among the top 30-40 high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years and placing it among the top-performing high schools in New Hampshire.

Merrimack High School stands out for its strong academic performance across different student subgroups. The school ranks in the top 25-30 for both female and male students, and in the top 10 for Asian students and the top 8 for Hispanic students. Additionally, Merrimack High School maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of around 88-89%, on par with the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate ranging from 0.3% to 3.4% in recent years. The school's students also perform above the state and district averages in both the NH SAS and SAT assessments, with particularly strong proficiency rates in reading and science.

Compared to nearby schools, Nashua High School North and Nashua High School South, which are part of the lower-ranked Nashua School District, Merrimack High School generally outperforms them. The school also compares favorably to Londonderry Senior High School, another high-performing school in the region. Additionally, Merrimack High School stands out in its support for special education and military-connected students, ranking in the top 8-19 for special education students and as the top-ranked school in the state for military-connected students.

1,057

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,302

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38 McElwain St.
Merrimack, NH 03054-3698

(603) 424-6204

District: Merrimack School District

Feeder schools for Merrimack High School:

Elementary:	James Mastricola Elementary School
	Reeds Ferry School
	Thorntons Ferry School
Middle:	James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
	Merrimack Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New Hampshire average (87%)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

New Hampshire avg46%

27^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 158Merrimack 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	22 of 87	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	25 of 85	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	24 of 84	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	28 of 71	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	41 of 82	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.9	18 of 84	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	22 of 77	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	10 of 81	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	28.2	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	28 of 80	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	38 of 79	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	29 of 63	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	21 of 60	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	27 of 78	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	21 of 78	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	16 of 61	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	18 of 61	70.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	21.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	25 of 83	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	43 of 85	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	16 of 67	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)60th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2024)50th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Science47%+9 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

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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
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
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
Souhegan Coop High School	Public	9-12	412 Boston Post Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Souhegan Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-9940	696	67	10.3	6.9%	622 (89.4%)	9 (1.3%)	34 (4.9%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	83.6	11^th of 86 public high schools	87.2%		75.2	19^th of 87 public high schools	78.2%	8	41.0	79.0	41.0	79.0	58.0	58.0	$22,920
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
Bedford High School	Public	9-12	47B Nashua Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 310-9000	1,360	101	13.4	5.4%	1,062 (78.1%)	16 (1.2%)	46 (3.4%)	128 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (7.8%)	87.2	7^th of 86 public high schools	91.9%		79.1	14^th of 87 public high schools	83.9%	7	53.0	86.0	53.0	86.0	49.0	49.0	$14,660
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
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
The Founders Academy Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	The Founders Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 952-4705	152	12	12.6	11.8%	119 (78.3%)	9 (5.9%)	15 (9.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	64.7	22^nd of 86 public high schools	74.4%		89.5	8^th of 87 public high schools	90.8%	14	31.0	76.0	31.0	76.0	43.0	43.0
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Merrimack High School

Is Merrimack High School a good school?

Merrimack High School ranks 27^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Merrimack High School?

Merrimack High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : James Mastricola Elementary School
Elementary : Reeds Ferry School
Elementary : Thorntons Ferry School
Middle : James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
Middle : Merrimack Middle School

What district is Merrimack High School in?

Merrimack School District

How many students attend Merrimack High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,057 students attended Merrimack High School.

What is the racial makeup of Merrimack High School?

Students at Merrimack High School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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