Summary:
Sunapee, New Hampshire, is a small community served by three public schools covering grades K–12: Sunapee Central School for grades K–5, Sunapee Middle High School for grades 6–8, and Sunapee Senior High School for grades 9–12. Together, the schools enroll about 400 students and are part of the highly rated Sunapee School District, ranked 20th of 166 New Hampshire districts, or approximately the 88th percentile statewide.
All three schools perform above state averages, but their strengths differ. Sunapee Senior High School is the strongest overall, ranking fifth among New Hampshire high schools in 2025–26. It reports 76% reading, 71% science, and 52% mathematics proficiency, along with strong SAT results. Its main areas to watch are mathematics, an 84.6% graduation rate, and a 3.8% dropout rate. Sunapee Central School is the most consistent, ranking in the top 13% statewide for three consecutive years. It reports 66% mathematics, 70% reading, and 61% science proficiency, with especially strong fifth-grade results. Its recent science improvement was notable, although reading and mathematics declined slightly.
Sunapee Middle High School has shown the district’s most dramatic ranking improvement, moving from 53rd to 16th statewide over two years. Reading is its clearest strength at 77%, while mathematics is also strong at 65%. Science improved substantially to 45% but remains the school’s largest academic gap, particularly compared with district results. Across the district, reading is the most consistent strength, while mathematics varies by grade: third-grade and eighth-grade results are weaker than fourth-, fifth-, and seventh-grade performance. Favorable student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.0 to 11.9, are another positive feature for families considering Sunapee schools.
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