Summary:
Keene High School is the only high school in the Keene School District, serving grades 9–12 in Keene, New Hampshire, a regional community with approximately 1,288 high school students.
Because it is the district’s only high school, there are no local high schools to compare directly. The school offers a generally stable but mixed academic picture. Its biggest strength is reading: 63% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 58% in the district and 55% statewide. Reading performance on the 11th-grade SAT was also strong, matching the district and slightly exceeding the state. Science results were close to average, with 39% proficiency—just below the district but slightly above New Hampshire overall. The school’s 89.3% graduation rate is above the state average of 87.0%, which is encouraging for families considering graduation outcomes.
Mathematics is the clearest area of concern. Only 26% of students were proficient in math, compared with 41% in the district and 44% statewide. The same 26% result on the 11th-grade SAT math measure suggests that this is an ongoing challenge rather than an isolated test result. Reading also declined from 69% to 63% year over year, although it remains above comparison levels. The dropout rate, at 2.5%, is slightly higher than the state’s 2.3% rate. Other positive indicators include a favorable 12.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio and improved statewide standing: the school moved from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 62nd percentile in 2025–2026. Parents may want to ask about math intervention, student support services, and efforts to maintain strong reading performance.
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