Summary:
The Milton School District has only one middle school, Nute Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, appears to be consistently below the state averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency.
Nute Junior High School has 101 students enrolled, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 43.56%, indicating a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 20% to 32% across grade levels, significantly below the state average of 38% to 42%. Reading proficiency rates were slightly better, ranging from 41% to 45%, but still below the state average of 52% to 55%. However, the school's science proficiency rates were 41% at the 8th-grade level, compared to the state average of 37%.
The concerning trend is that Nute Junior High School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 117th out of 134 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 97th out of 132 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may be struggling to provide its students with the necessary academic support and resources to achieve proficiency levels on par with the rest of New Hampshire. The high proportion of economically disadvantaged students may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, and the district may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address these disparities.
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