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Best Middle Schools in Rockingham County, NH

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Schools

8,209

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWindham Middle School9^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools

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Biggest riser

Woodbury School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hampton Academy 8 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)						NH SAS Reading (2026)						NH SAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Cooperative Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Academic Way	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Exeter Region Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8700	945	99	9.5	9.2%	848 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	30 (3.2%)	27 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.8%)	71.3	31^st of 138 public middle schools	77.5%		72.3	27^th of 132 public middle schools	79.5%	4			60.0	56.0	50.0	56.0			70.0	71.0	54.0	65.0		41.0	41.0	$17,941
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	Public	7-8	5 Hood Rd	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1224	696	55	12.6	24.6%	573 (82.3%)	12 (1.7%)	50 (7.2%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	29.5	100^th of 138 public middle schools	27.5%		35	90^th of 132 public middle schools	31.8%	10				35.0	32.0	33.0				47.0	42.0	44.0		29.0	29.0	$16,238
West Running Brook Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1 W Running Brook Ln	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 432-1250	639	53	12.0	26.8%	532 (83.3%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)		33.0	30.0			32.0		52.0	42.0			47.0	42.0		42.0
Epping Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Prescott Rd.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-2544	194	19	10.4	21.1%	182 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	39.1	87^th of 138 public middle schools	37.0%		46.9	70^th of 132 public middle schools	47.0%	17			26.0	44.0	26.0	33.0			42.0	68.0	50.0	54.0		34.0	34.0	$19,216
Hampstead Middle School	Public	5-8	28 School St	Hampstead	03841	Rockingham County	Hampstead School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 329-6743	352	35	10.0	12.2%	319 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	64.7	38^th of 138 public middle schools	72.5%		67.4	38^th of 132 public middle schools	71.2%			46.0	47.0	57.0	46.0	48.0		70.0	51.0	70.0	64.0	63.0	46.0	42.0	44.0	$21,998
Hampton Academy	Public	6-8	29 Academy Ave	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 926-2000	313	39	8.0	19.5%	261 (83.4%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	76.1	27^th of 138 public middle schools	80.4%		81.2	16^th of 132 public middle schools	87.9%	11			66.0	67.0	48.0	61.0			64.0	77.0	56.0	67.0		46.0	46.0	$19,240
Londonderry Middle School	Public	6-8	313 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6925	918	84	10.9	14.4%	798 (86.9%)	7 (0.8%)	56 (6.1%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	58.4	53^rd of 138 public middle schools	61.6%		56.1	48^th of 132 public middle schools	63.6%	5			50.0	53.0	43.0	48.0			59.0	54.0	54.0	56.0		42.0	42.0	$16,998
Newmarket Junior-Senior High (Elem)	Public	6-8	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	225	22	10.4	17.3%	184 (81.8%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	78.1	26^th of 138 public middle schools	81.2%		70.3	33^rd of 132 public middle schools	75.0%	7			53.0	64.0	55.0	58.0			72.0	65.0	65.0	67.0		53.0	53.0
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Parrott Ave.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-5781	486	47	10.3	17.3%	363 (74.7%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.1%)	86.8	13^th of 138 public middle schools	90.6%		85.5	14^th of 132 public middle schools	89.4%	1			65.0	66.0	55.0	62.0			77.0	79.0	76.0	77.0		52.0	52.0	$19,555
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Stephen K Batchelder Pkwy	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3394	413	36	11.4	28.6%	362 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	40.9	82^nd of 138 public middle schools	40.6%		50.9	64^th of 132 public middle schools	51.5%	18	48.0	47.0	26.0	56.0	33.0	41.0	46.0	66.0	48.0	65.0	40.0	53.0	37.0	29.0	34.0	$19,733
Rye Junior High School	Public	5-8	501 Washington Rd.	Rye	03870	Rockingham County	Rye School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5591	175	20	8.7	1.7%	163 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	83.1	17^th of 138 public middle schools	87.7%		85.7	13^th of 132 public middle schools	90.2%	4		67.0	83.0	73.0	70.0	73.0		88.0	77.0	75.0	65.0	75.0	67.0	35.0	48.0
Woodbury School	Public	6-8	206 Main St	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7055	762	61	12.5	18.1%	587 (77.0%)	10 (1.3%)	98 (12.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	61.8	44^th of 138 public middle schools	68.1%		47.2	69^th of 132 public middle schools	47.7%	25			52.0	45.0	41.0	46.0			64.0	67.0	57.0	63.0		40.0	40.0	$15,435
Sanborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Danville Road	Kingston	03848	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-6226	251	25	10.2	10.0%	226 (90.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	54.9	56^th of 138 public middle schools	59.4%		42.8	79^th of 132 public middle schools	40.2%	23			49.0	51.0	37.0	46.0			55.0	46.0	64.0	54.0		42.0	42.0	$20,683
Seabrook Middle School	Public	5-8	256 Walton Rd.	Seabrook	03874	Rockingham County	Seabrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 474-9221	277	30	9.2	44.8%	215 (77.6%)	5 (1.8%)	25 (9.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.5%)	34.4	94^th of 138 public middle schools	31.9%		43.9	75^th of 132 public middle schools	43.2%	19		42.0	33.0	34.0	29.0	34.0		50.0	48.0	46.0	54.0	50.0	23.0	32.0	28.0	$20,333
Timberlane Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	44 Greenough Rd.	Plaistow	03865	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 382-7131	723	71	10.1	15.1%	641 (88.7%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (4.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	45.8	72^nd of 138 public middle schools	47.8%		46.4	72^nd of 132 public middle schools	45.5%				33.0	50.0	44.0	42.0			51.0	61.0	47.0	53.0		28.0	28.0	$19,420
Windham Center School	Public	5-6	2 Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1554	426	29	14.6	3.5%	351 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.2%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)		68.0	70.0			69.0		79.0	73.0			76.0	61.0		61.0	$16,293
Windham Middle School	Public	7-8	112A Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1556	414	34	12.1	3.1%	317 (76.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	89.9	9^th of 138 public middle schools	93.5%		93.2	5^th of 132 public middle schools	96.2%	4				61.0	69.0	65.0				76.0	78.0	77.0		65.0	65.0	$15,858

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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