Summary:
The Gilford School District has one listed high school, Gilford High School, serving grades 9–12 in Gilford, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 470 students and has a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1, offering families in the area a relatively small high-school setting.
Gilford High School is performing well overall and has improved substantially in the latest rankings. It rose from 45th place, or the 48th percentile, in each of the previous two years to 24th place, or the 73rd percentile, in 2025–2026. Reading is the clearest academic strength: 68% of students were proficient, compared with 65% districtwide and 55% statewide. Science also improved dramatically, rising from 30% to 45% in one year and finishing above both district and state results. The school’s 90.6% graduation rate was higher than New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate, while its 0.8% dropout rate was well below the statewide 2.3% rate.
Mathematics is the main area families may want to examine more closely. While math proficiency increased from 28% to 35%, the latest result was 17 percentage points below the district average and 9 points below the state average. However, 11th-grade SAT math proficiency matched the district and exceeded the state, suggesting that performance varies by assessment and student group. Overall, families can expect a school with strong reading, improved science results, positive graduation and dropout outcomes, and a favorable recent ranking trend. Because this is the only listed high school in the Gilford School District, there are no other high schools in the district to compare directly.
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