Summary:
Bow School District has one middle school, Bow Memorial School, serving grades 5–8 in the Bow, New Hampshire area, with 524 students and a 16.9:1 student-teacher ratio.
Bow Memorial School is a strong-performing school compared with New Hampshire overall. In 2025–2026, 70% of students were proficient in reading, 54% in mathematics, and 45% in science. These results were 15, 10, and 7 percentage points above state averages, respectively. Reading is the clearest strength, with consistently high results across every grade: proficiency ranged from 65% in eighth grade to 74% in sixth grade. Science also exceeded the state average, although its overall result declined from 49% to 45% year over year. The school received a four-star rating and has improved its statewide ranking over three years, moving from 30th of 130 schools to 24th of 138 schools.
Sixth grade was the strongest overall grade, with 65% proficiency in mathematics and 74% in reading, each 22 points above the state average. Fifth-grade mathematics is the main area for attention: only 38% of students were proficient, compared with 65% in sixth grade and 54% in eighth grade. This sharp difference may be useful for families and school leaders to monitor as students transition into middle school. Overall, Bow Memorial School offers above-state academic performance, especially in reading, with mathematics generally strong except in fifth grade and science remaining positive despite a recent decline.
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