Summary:
Epping, New Hampshire, has three public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12: Epping Elementary School, Epping Middle School, and Epping High School, with 871 students altogether. The schools are part of the Epping School District, which ranks 106th of 166 New Hampshire districts and is at the 36th percentile statewide.
Epping High School is the strongest overall performer. It ranks in the 55th percentile among New Hampshire high schools, reports a 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, and has the district’s strongest reading result, with 69% of students proficient. Its ranking improved substantially from the 21st percentile in 2023–24, although mathematics proficiency is 29% and science proficiency is only 19%, so academic results are not equally strong in every subject. The high school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 9.2 students per teacher.
Epping Elementary School has a clear literacy strength: reading proficiency is above the state rate overall, rising from 52% in third grade to 64% in fifth grade. Mathematics is a major concern, especially fifth grade, where proficiency is 21%. Epping Middle School has an important bright spot in seventh-grade reading, at 68%, but sixth- and eighth-grade math proficiency is only 26%. Across the district, reading is the strongest subject, while mathematics and science are the most consistent challenges. Parents comparing schools should view the high school as the district’s standout, while recognizing that targeted math and science improvement remains important at every level.
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