Summary:
Hampstead, New Hampshire, has one listed middle school serving grades 5–8: Hampstead Middle School. The school enrolls 352 students and has a favorable 10:1 student-teacher ratio. Because it is the only middle school in town, families cannot compare local schools directly; instead, its results are best understood alongside the Hampstead School District, New Hampshire averages, and the school’s own grade-level and yearly results.
Hampstead Middle School is a consistently strong school statewide. It ranked 38th out of 138 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, placing it around the 72nd percentile, and received a four-star rating. Overall proficiency was 48% in mathematics, 63% in reading, and 44% in science. Each result exceeded the state average, although mathematics was 2 points below the district average. Reading is the school’s clearest strength, exceeding the state by 8 points and the district by 4 points. Science also improved substantially, rising from 38% to 44% in one year.
For parents, the strongest grade-level results were in seventh grade, where 57% of students were proficient in mathematics and 70% in reading. Fifth- and eighth-grade reading were also strong, at 70% and 64%, respectively. The main area to watch is sixth-grade reading, at 51%, considerably below the school’s other reading results and just below the state average. Mathematics remained flat at 48% from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, suggesting an opportunity for continued improvement, while science showed encouraging growth. Overall, the school offers stable, above-state academic performance, with particular strengths in reading and seventh-grade achievement.
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