Best Public Schools in Milford, NH

Milford, New Hampshire, has five public schools serving approximately 1,982 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade through the Milford School District. The schools include early education, two elementary programs, a middle school, and a high school. The district is ranked 109th of 166 New Hampshire districts in the supplied data, placing it near the 34th percentile. Enrollment is largest at Milford High School with 655 students, followed by Heron Pond Elementary School with 552 and Milford Middle School with 445.

Milford High School is the strongest overall performer. It has a 95.5% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, reading proficiency above the state average, and SAT results that exceed state results in mathematics and reading. Its ranking also improved sharply in the latest year, reaching the 72nd percentile and a four-star rating. Earlier-grade performance is more mixed. Heron Pond Elementary School has the lowest ranking among schools with available ranking data, while Milford Middle School ranks around the 30th percentile. Both schools trail the state in mathematics, reading, and science.

Science is the district’s clearest academic challenge: proficiency is 26% at Heron Pond Elementary School, 19% at Milford Middle School, and 39% at Milford High School. Fifth-grade results at Heron Pond and eighth-grade results at Milford Middle deserve particular attention, especially in science and mathematics. Jacques Memorial Elementary School and Milford Early Education Experiences have favorable student-teacher ratios, but the supplied data does not include achievement rankings for them. Overall, parents may find the high school’s outcomes encouraging while viewing elementary-to-middle-school transitions, mathematics, and science as the district’s main improvement priorities.