Summary:
Hampstead, New Hampshire, has two public schools serving 822 students from prekindergarten through eighth grade: Hampstead Central School for grades PK–4 and Hampstead Middle School for grades 5–8. Both are part of the Hampstead School District; no high school is included in the supplied local-school data.
Hampstead Middle School is the stronger and more consistent performer overall. It ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide, has four stars, and has held the same 38th-place rank for three years. Its students exceed statewide proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science, with especially strong reading results: 63% proficient compared with 55% statewide. Reading is also strong across grades, reaching 70% in both fifth and seventh grade. Mathematics is more mixed, although seventh grade stands out at 57% proficiency. The school has 352 students and a favorable 10-to-1 student-teacher ratio.
Hampstead Central School serves 470 students and has an 11.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Its clearest academic strength is mathematics, with 54% of students proficient—10 points above the state rate and 4 points above the district rate. Reading is more of a concern at 53%, slightly below the state and six points below the district. The school’s ranking has declined from the 70th to the 51st percentile over three years, while its math score fell four points in the latest year; reading improved by two points. Overall, Hampstead offers generally favorable results, with the main areas to watch being elementary reading, Central School’s changing relative ranking, and grade-level differences in middle-school mathematics and reading.
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