Middle Schools in Gilford School District

Summary:

The Gilford Middle School is the sole middle school in the Gilford School District in New Hampshire. This standout institution consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, currently placing 36th out of 132 middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Gilford Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with students outperforming the state average in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall mathematics proficiency rate was 52%, compared to the state average of 42%, while its reading proficiency rate was 67%, compared to the state's 55%. The school's science proficiency rate of 39% also exceeds the state's 38%.

Gilford Middle School's student demographics indicate a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 15.31% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.1, lower than the state average. Over the past three years, the school's ranking has steadily improved, moving from 54th in 2023-2024 to its current position of 36th, reflecting the school's continuous efforts to enhance its performance and competitiveness.

District Detail

2 Belknap Mountain Road
Gilford, NH 03249-6843

(603) 527-9215

SchoolDigger Rank:
57^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: K-13
Students: 1,050

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)					NH SAS Reading (2025)					NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	69.7	36^th of 132 public middle schools	72.7%		53	54^th of 130 public middle schools	58.5%	18	53.0	61.0	50.0	45.0	52.0	76.0	66.0	58.0	68.0	67.0	35.0	42.0	39.0	$20,625

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laconia School District	2.69 mi	5	126^th
Shaker Regional School District	7.37 mi	4	91^st
Gilmanton School District	9.03 mi	1	52^nd
Winnisquam Regional School District	9.47 mi	5	112^th
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	9.61 mi	4	64^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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