Summary:
Newfound Regional High School is the only high school in the Newfound Area School District, serving grades 9–12 in Bristol, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 357 students and has an 11.5:1 student-teacher ratio, so families are evaluating the district through one relatively small high school rather than comparing several local high schools. About 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, providing useful context when reviewing the school’s academic results.
The school has several encouraging strengths. Its 2025–2026 reading proficiency rate was 58%, three points above both the district and state rates of 55%. Science proficiency reached 39%, slightly above the state’s 38%, while reading and science each improved by nine percentage points from the prior year. The school’s 89.4% graduation rate also exceeded New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate. Its statewide ranking improved substantially, from 70th of 86 schools in 2024–2025 to 42nd of 89 in 2025–2026, although rankings have fluctuated over the past three years and should be viewed as one indicator rather than a complete picture.
Mathematics is the clearest area needing improvement. Only 24% of students were proficient in NH SAS mathematics, compared with 44% in both the district and state; the 11th-grade SAT mathematics result was also 24%, below the state’s 30%. The school’s reading SAT result was stronger at 58%, though still below the state’s 62%. Families may also want to note the 3.1% dropout rate, which is higher than the state’s 2.3%, despite the favorable graduation rate. Overall, the school shows solid graduation and reading outcomes, recent academic improvement, and a strong recovery in ranking, while mathematics achievement and student persistence remain the most important priorities.
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