Summary:
The Mascoma Valley Regional School District area has one middle school, Indian River School, in Canaan, New Hampshire, serving grades 5–8 and 292 students. With a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1, the school provides a relatively small-school setting, and about 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Because it is the only middle school in the Mascoma Valley Regional School District, there is no school-to-school comparison within the district. Overall academic results are mixed. In 2025–2026, 39% of students were proficient in mathematics, 47% in reading, and 43% in science. Mathematics and reading were each below statewide proficiency rates, while science was 5 percentage points above the New Hampshire average and 1 point above the district rate. The school also improved substantially from the prior year, gaining 9 points in mathematics and 16 points in science, although reading improved by only 2 points.
Performance varies considerably by grade. Fifth-grade science was a particular strength, with 51% proficiency—13 points above the state—while eighth-grade mathematics reached 47%, 7 points above the state. The clearest concerns are sixth-grade mathematics, at 28% proficient and 15 points below the state, and sixth-grade reading, at 34% and 18 points below the state. Seventh-grade reading was also well below the state average. Eighth-grade reading was slightly above the state, suggesting that outcomes improve for some students by the end of middle school. The school ranked in the 35th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up from the 30th percentile the previous year but below its 48th-percentile result in 2023–2024. Parents may want to focus especially on the school’s plans for sixth- and seventh-grade reading and mathematics while noting the encouraging science gains.
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