Summary:
The Exeter Region Cooperative School District serves about 2,293 students in grades 6–12 through two schools in the Exeter area: Cooperative Middle School and Exeter High School. The district ranks 39th out of 166 New Hampshire districts, places around the 77th percentile statewide, and has a four-star rating. Both schools perform above state averages overall, and the district has relatively low student–teacher ratios.
Cooperative Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls about 945 students. Its clearest strength is mathematics, with 56% of students proficient compared with 45% at Exeter High School and 44% statewide. Middle school reading is also strong at 65%, although eighth-grade results are lower than those in sixth and seventh grade. Science is the main concern: proficiency is 41%, down seven points from the prior year and below the district’s 47%. The school’s statewide ranking has gradually declined, but it remains well above average. Its 9.5-to-1 student–teacher ratio may support more individualized attention.
Exeter High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls about 1,348 students. It is the stronger school for reading and science, with proficiency rates of 70% and 55%, respectively, and it has an exceptional 95.8% graduation rate and just a 0.2% dropout rate. However, mathematics is a priority area: proficiency is 45%, eight points below the district and only slightly above the state. Reading also fell 10 points in the latest year, despite remaining well above the state average. For families comparing the schools, the main transition issue is supporting students as they move from strong middle school mathematics into high school coursework. Overall, both schools offer solid academic performance, while recent subject declines merit monitoring.
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