Summary:
Hanover, New Hampshire, has one middle school serving grades 6–8: Frances C. Richmond School, a 369-student school in the high-performing Dresden School District.
Frances C. Richmond School is a standout statewide. It ranked second among 138 New Hampshire middle schools in 2025–2026 after ranking first in each of the two previous years, and it received a five-star rating in all three years. In the most recent results, 80% of students were proficient in math, 87% in reading, and 74% in science. These results were 32–36 percentage points higher than the state averages. The school also improved from the prior year, gaining 8 points in math, 2 points in reading, and 5 points in science.
For parents, reading appears to be the school’s most consistent subject, with proficiency ranging from 84% to 89% across grades 6–8. Math results were especially strong in sixth and seventh grade, at 86% and 88%, but eighth-grade math was lower at 68%, making it the main area to monitor even though it remained well above the state comparison. Eighth-grade science was also strong at 74%, matching the district and exceeding the state by 37 points. The school reports an 8.8:1 student-teacher ratio, which may support individualized attention, and its reported free/reduced-price lunch rate is 1.08%. Because the list contains only one school, there is no same-city comparison; however, the surrounding district is also highly rated, ranking sixth among New Hampshire districts.
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