Summary:
The Milford School District has one high school, Milford High School, serving grades 9–12 in Milford, New Hampshire. The school enrolls about 655 students and has a 10.7:1 student-teacher ratio, providing a moderate-sized high school setting. Because it is the district’s only high school, there are no other district high schools for families to compare.
Milford High School shows especially strong student-completion results. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 95.5%, compared with 87.0% statewide, and its reported dropout rate was 0.0%, versus 2.3% for New Hampshire. Reading is the school’s clearest academic strength: 64% of students were proficient on the 2025–2026 NH SAS reading assessment, exceeding the district by 16 percentage points and the state by 9 points. Reading performance also remained steady compared with the prior year. The school’s 11th-grade SAT results were favorable as well, with mathematics proficiency 6 points above the state and reading 2 points above the state.
Recent academic trends are generally encouraging. Science proficiency increased from 24% to 39%, bringing the school slightly above the state average, while mathematics improved from 30% to 36%. Mathematics remains the main area for improvement because the all-grade result was 8 points below the state, even though SAT mathematics performance was above the state average. The school also improved its reported statewide standing from the 41st percentile and two stars in 2024–2025 to the 72nd percentile and four stars in 2025–2026. Overall, families will find a school with strong graduation and retention outcomes, consistently strong reading performance, improving science results, and a recent positive trajectory, with mathematics deserving continued attention.
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