Summary:
Pelham, New Hampshire, has three public schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Pelham Elementary School for PK–5, Pelham Memorial School for grades 6–8, and Pelham High School for grades 9–12. Located in a shared campus area along Marsh Road, the schools enroll about 1,607 students and all belong to the Pelham School District.
Among the three schools, Pelham Memorial School currently has the strongest overall ranking, placing 51st out of 138 middle schools, or around the 63rd percentile statewide. It is performing at or above state levels in math, reading, and science, and its ranking improved substantially in the most recent year. Pelham Elementary School ranks near the statewide midpoint and shows particular strength in reading, with 60% of students proficient compared with 55% statewide. Its math results are also above the state overall, though science performance is weaker. The elementary school is the largest, with about 750 students, while the middle school enrolls about 349.
Pelham High School has the district’s lowest academic ranking, particularly because only 19% of students are proficient in math and 23% in science. Reading is a relative strength at 61%, slightly above the state. At the same time, the high school reports a strong 95.2% graduation rate and a very low 0.6% dropout rate, indicating that completion outcomes are much better than test results in some subjects. For parents, the main priorities to watch are high school math and science, elementary science, and whether the middle school can sustain its recent gains. Reading is the most consistent strength across all grade levels.
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