Summary:
Gorham, New Hampshire, is a small community with three public schools serving grades K–12: Edward Fenn School for grades K–5, Gorham Middle School for grades 6–8, and Gorham High School for grades 9–12. Together, they enroll 372 students and are part of the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District. The schools are small, with favorable student-teacher ratios of about 9 to 1, which can support individualized attention and targeted academic help.
Edward Fenn School is the strongest overall performer by current ranking, placing 87th out of 230 schools and earning a three-star rating. It improved sharply in the latest year and exceeded or matched state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. Science is its standout subject, with 60% of students proficient compared with 38% statewide. Parents may want to look more closely at fourth grade, where math and reading results were much lower than in third and fifth grades. Gorham Middle School ranks near the state midpoint and has encouraging seventh-grade math and eighth-grade reading results, but its ranking has declined notably since 2023–24. Sixth-grade math and reading, along with science, are the main areas needing attention.
Gorham High School offers the district’s strongest completion outcomes, with a 97.1% graduation rate and no reported dropouts. Reading proficiency is also above the state average. However, mathematics is a serious weakness: only 17% of students were proficient on both the NH SAS and SAT measures, well below district and state results. Overall, Gorham provides small schools, strong elementary performance, and excellent high-school graduation outcomes, while the most important priorities are improving high-school math, strengthening middle-school science and sixth-grade transition support, and maintaining the high school’s strong student-completion record.
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