Summary:
The Rochester School District in New Hampshire is home to two high schools: Spaulding High School and Bud Carlson Academy. Both schools have relatively low performance metrics compared to the state averages, with Bud Carlson Academy consistently ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in New Hampshire.
Spaulding High School has been ranked between the 50th and 74th percentile out of 85-87 New Hampshire high schools in recent years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.1% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.5% is slightly higher. Academically, Spaulding High School and the Rochester School District as a whole perform significantly below the state averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency on standardized assessments.
Bud Carlson Academy, an alternative high school within the district, has consistently been ranked in the bottom 5 high schools in the state, with a 0 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate and dropout rate mirror those of Spaulding High School. Both schools have higher-than-average rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating that they serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be contributing to the overall low performance across the district.
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