Summary:
The Somersworth School District has one middle school, Somersworth Middle School, serving approximately 286 students in grades 6–8 in Somersworth, New Hampshire.
Somersworth Middle School has a mixed academic profile and generally mirrors the district’s results. Reading is the school’s strongest subject: 45% of students are proficient, compared with 40% districtwide and 55% statewide. Reading is especially strong in seventh and eighth grades, where proficiency reaches 52% and 49%, respectively, although sixth-grade performance is lower at 32%. Science proficiency is 27%, slightly above the district average of 25% but below the state average of 38%. Mathematics is the most important area for improvement, with just 19% of students proficient, compared with 20% districtwide and 44% statewide. Math results increase from 14% in sixth grade to 22% in eighth grade, but all grades remain well below state levels.
Recent trends are uneven. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, mathematics proficiency fell by 4 percentage points and reading declined by 2 points, while science improved by 6 points. The school’s statewide ranking was 114th out of 138 schools in 2025–2026, placing it around the 17th percentile; the district ranked 152nd out of 166 districts, near the 8th percentile. The school’s 9.6:1 student-teacher ratio may support individualized attention, though that measure does not necessarily represent average class size. Overall, families should view reading—particularly in the later middle-school grades—as a relative strength, while mathematics across all grades is the clearest priority for additional support and improvement.
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