Summary:
The Pelham Memorial School is the only middle school in the Pelham School District, serving students in Grades 6–8 in Pelham, New Hampshire. The school has 349 students, a reported student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, and a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 11.46%. Since there is only one middle school in the district, families cannot compare it with another local district school; the most useful comparison is with district and New Hampshire averages.
Recent results show broad improvement at Pelham Memorial School. In 2025–2026, 60% of students were proficient in reading, matching the district and exceeding the state by 5 percentage points. Mathematics proficiency was 45%, slightly above both the district and state rates of 44%. Science proficiency was 39%, 8 points above the district and 1 point above the state. Reading is the school’s strongest overall subject, while science showed the largest year-over-year improvement, rising 18 points from the prior year. Mathematics increased 15 points and reading rose 13 points, indicating that gains occurred across all three tested subjects.
Grade-level results highlight both strengths and areas for attention. Grade 6 was particularly strong, with 68% proficiency in reading and 62% in mathematics; those results were well above state averages. Grade 7 mathematics was the clearest challenge, with 35% proficiency, 9 points below the state. Reading also declined by grade, from 68% in Grade 6 to 54% in Grade 8, although each grade remained above the state reading rate. The school’s statewide ranking improved considerably, moving from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026. Parents may want to look closely at Grade 7 math support, continued science improvement, and efforts to maintain reading performance through Grade 8.
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