Souhegan Cooperative School District

Souhegan Cooperative School District has one listed school, Souhegan Coop High School, serving grades 9–12 in Amherst, New Hampshire, with 696 students.

For families, Souhegan Coop High School stands out as a strong overall performer. It is ranked 10th out of 166 New Hampshire schools, at the 94th percentile, and has a five-star rating. Its 94.1% graduation rate is 7.1 percentage points above the state average, while its 0.5% dropout rate is substantially lower than the statewide 2.3% rate. The school also reports a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1. Academic results are particularly strong in reading and science: 81% of students were proficient in reading and 73% in science in 2025–2026, compared with 55% and 38% statewide. SAT proficiency also exceeded state results in both mathematics and reading.

Mathematics is the main area where families may want to look more closely. Although 46% of students were proficient in mathematics—slightly above the 44% state average—that result is well below the school’s reading and science performance. Mathematics did improve by five percentage points from the prior year, while reading increased two points and science rose an impressive 15 points, from 58% to 73%. Because Souhegan Cooperative School District has only one listed school, there are no school-to-school comparisons available; district and school results are the same. Overall, the available data presents Souhegan Coop High School as a successful high school with excellent graduation, persistence, reading, and science outcomes, while continued attention to mathematics could further strengthen its academic profile.