High Schools in Gilford School District

Summary:

The Gilford School District in New Hampshire is home to a single high school, Gilford High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is a relatively strong performer within the district and the state, ranking 45th out of 86 high schools in New Hampshire for the 2024-2025 school year.

Gilford High School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school boasts a high 89.1% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.5% dropout rate. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in Reading (68%) are above the state average, while its Math proficiency (28%) is below the state average. The school's 11th grade SAT performance follows a similar pattern, with Reading proficiency (68%) exceeding the state average but Math proficiency (28%) falling short.

Gilford High School's student-teacher ratio of 11.9 is slightly lower than the state average, and the school has a relatively low 13.03% free and reduced lunch rate, suggesting a student population from higher-income households. Overall, Gilford High School appears to be a solid-performing school within the Gilford School District, with strengths in Reading and potential areas for improvement in Math.

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)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	470	41	11.4	11.3%	450 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45.6	45^th of 86 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	45^th of 87 public high schools	48.3%		28.0	68.0	28.0	68.0	30.0	30.0	$22,043

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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