Summary:
John Stark Regional School District serves the Weare, New Hampshire area through one public school, John Stark Regional High School, which enrolls about 612 students in grades 9–12. Because there is only one school, families will not find elementary or middle schools within the district or meaningful school-to-school comparisons. The high school has a favorable student–teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 and serves a relatively small rural-area community.
John Stark Regional High School has several positive indicators for families. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 89.1%, above New Hampshire’s 87.0% average, while its dropout rate was 1.5%, below the state rate of 2.3%. These results suggest that most students remain enrolled and successfully complete high school. Reading and science achievement were also slightly above state levels on the latest NH SAS results, with 57% of students proficient in reading and 40% proficient in science. The school’s 2025–26 ranking placed it near the middle of the comparison group, at 45th out of 89 schools and the 49th percentile.
The most important concern is mathematics. Only 18% of students were proficient in NH SAS mathematics, compared with 44% statewide, and SAT mathematics proficiency was also 18%, versus 30% across New Hampshire. Results declined from the prior year in all three NH SAS subjects: mathematics fell four points, reading ten points, and science four points. Reading and science remain relative strengths, but the recent declines deserve attention. Parents may want to ask about math intervention, course support, SAT preparation, and how the school is addressing year-to-year performance changes. Overall, the school combines strong graduation and attendance-related outcomes with a clear need to improve mathematics achievement and broader academic readiness.
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