Summary:
The Hampstead School District has one middle school, Hampstead Middle School, serving grades 5–8 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 352 students and has a favorable 10:1 student–teacher ratio. It is a relatively small school with consistently above-average academic performance compared with schools statewide.
Hampstead Middle School ranked 38th among 138 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, placing it around the 72nd percentile. Its rank has remained at 38th for three consecutive years, suggesting stable performance. Reading is the school’s strongest subject: 63% of students were proficient, compared with 55% statewide. Reading results were especially strong in 5th and 7th grades, at 70%, and in 8th grade, at 64%. Sixth-grade reading was lower at 51%, roughly in line with state results, making it an area parents may want to monitor. Science performance was also above average, with 44% proficiency compared with 38% statewide.
Mathematics is the school’s main improvement area. Overall math proficiency was 48%, which was above the state rate of 44% but slightly below the district rate of 50%. Seventh-grade math was a standout, with 57% proficiency—13 points above the state—while other grades were closer to state averages. Math performance remained unchanged at 48% over the two most recent years, whereas reading improved by 3 points and science rose by 6 points. Overall, the school offers stable results, strong reading, improving science, and relatively supportive staffing conditions, with the greatest opportunity for continued growth in mathematics.
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