Summary:
Contoocook has three schools serving grades 4–12: Maple Street Elementary School for grades 4–6, Hopkinton Middle School for grades 7–8, and Hopkinton High School for grades 9–12. Together, they enroll 668 students and are part of the highly rated Hopkinton School District, ranked 25th of 166 districts statewide. The data lists Maple Street as a middle school despite its elementary-school name and reports no separate elementary schools in the area.
Hopkinton High School is the strongest overall performer, ranking ninth among New Hampshire high schools. It has an impressive 98.5% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and especially strong reading results, with 80% of students proficient compared with 55% statewide. Science and SAT performance are also well above state averages. Mathematics improved dramatically from 28% to 52% in one year, although it remains below the district’s 59% rate. Maple Street Elementary School offers the most balanced testing profile, with 62% proficiency in math, 72% in reading, and 56% in science. Its sixth-grade results are particularly strong, including 83% reading proficiency, though all three subject scores declined slightly or remained flat compared with the prior year.
Hopkinton Middle School has the area’s highest math and reading scores, at 64% and 75%, respectively. Seventh grade is a standout, with 75% proficiency in math and 80% in reading. The main concern is science, where proficiency fell to 40%, well below the district’s 51%, and eighth-grade math was notably weaker than seventh-grade math. Across the area, reading is the clearest district-wide strength, while all schools exceed state averages in math, reading, and science. Student-teacher ratios are favorable, ranging from 10.5 to 12 students per teacher, creating relatively small instructional environments.
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