Summary:
North Sutton, New Hampshire, has two public schools serving grades 6–12: Kearsarge Regional Middle School for grades 6–8 and Kearsarge Regional High School for grades 9–12, both operated by the Kearsarge Regional School District. Together, they enroll about 895 students and have favorable student-teacher ratios of roughly 10 to 1. The district ranks above the statewide midpoint, at about the 65th percentile among New Hampshire districts.
The high school is the stronger overall performer, ranking 22nd out of 89 New Hampshire high schools and improving significantly from the previous year. Its reading proficiency is particularly strong at 67%, and science proficiency reached 51% after a notable 20-point year-over-year gain. Its main academic weakness is mathematics, where 36% of students were proficient, below both the district and state averages. The middle school ranks 52nd out of 138 schools and has above-state results in mathematics and reading, at 48% and 60%, respectively. However, science is a concern at 31%, below both district and state levels. Reading also drops to 53% in eighth grade, compared with 63% in seventh grade and 64% in sixth grade.
For families comparing the schools, reading is the clearest shared strength, while mathematics requires attention as students move into high school. The contrast in science is also notable: middle-school performance is weak, while high-school performance is considerably stronger. The high school reports a 90% graduation rate, three points above the state rate, although its 3.3% dropout rate is higher than the statewide 2.3% figure. Overall, the area offers relatively strong staffing levels, solid rankings, and encouraging high-school outcomes. Parents may want to ask about support for high-school mathematics, eighth-grade reading, middle-school science, and programs that help students remain engaged through graduation.
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