Summary:
The Epping High School is the only high school in the Epping School District, serving grades 9–12 in the Epping, New Hampshire area, with about 213 students and a favorable 9.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio.
Epping High School has several notable strengths for families. Its reported graduation rate is 100%, compared with 87% statewide, and its dropout rate is 0%, compared with 2.3% statewide. Reading is also a clear academic strength: 69% of students were proficient, above both the district’s 58% and New Hampshire’s 55%. Reading performance has remained stable, increasing slightly from 68% the prior year. The school’s relatively small size may support close relationships between students and staff, although the student-teacher ratio does not by itself indicate class size or instructional quality. The school ranked 40th out of 89 schools in 2025–2026, placing it near the middle-to-upper portion of the statewide rankings and representing a substantial recovery from its 69th-place ranking in 2023–2024.
The main concern for Epping High School is academic performance in mathematics and science. Mathematics proficiency was 29%, 15 points below the state average, while science proficiency was only 19%, 19 points below the state. Both subjects declined from the previous year, with math falling 9 points and science falling 6 points. These results contrast with the school’s excellent graduation outcomes, suggesting that keeping students on track to graduate is stronger than consistently achieving state academic benchmarks. Parents may want to ask about math and science interventions, course offerings, advanced classes, and support for students who need additional help. Overall, the school offers strong completion and reading outcomes, but improving mathematics and science should be its most important priority.
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