Summary:
The Keene School District has one middle school, Keene Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Keene, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 626 students and is located at 167 Maple Ave. Because it is the district’s only middle school, families cannot compare it with another district middle school; the most useful comparisons are with district and New Hampshire averages and with results across grades and subjects.
Keene Middle School has shown meaningful overall progress. Its statewide ranking rose from 105th of 130 schools in 2023–2024 to 59th of 138 in 2025–2026, moving from the 19th to the 57th percentile and increasing from one star to three stars. In 2025–2026, 57% of students were proficient in reading, 42% in mathematics, and 42% in science. Reading was a clear strength, slightly above the state average, while science was 4 points above the state average. Mathematics was 2 points below the state average but improved substantially from 32% proficiency the previous year to 42%.
The main area parents may want to examine closely is eighth-grade mathematics. Only 32% of eighth graders were proficient, which was 8 points below the state average and 15 points below the school’s sixth-grade mathematics result. By contrast, reading was relatively consistent across grades, ranging from 55% to 59%, and eighth-grade science proficiency was 42%, 5 points above the state. The school reported a 10.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio and a 31.79% free- or reduced-price lunch rate for 2024–2025. Overall, the available data show a school with improving statewide standing, solid reading and science results, and notable mathematics growth, while eighth-grade math remains the most important academic challenge.
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