Summary:
The Sunapee School District has one high school, serving grades 9–12 in Sunapee, New Hampshire: Sunapee Senior High School. The school has 131 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1, giving families a small-school setting where students may receive more individual attention.
Sunapee Senior High School is a strong academic performer statewide. It ranked fifth out of 89 New Hampshire high schools in 2025–2026, improving from 15th the previous year. Students performed above state averages in every reported subject. Reading was especially strong, with 76% of students proficient compared with 55% statewide, while science was another major strength, at 71% proficient compared with 38% statewide. Mathematics proficiency was 52%, above the state rate of 44% but below the district comparison rate of 63%. The school also improved in all three subjects from the prior year: mathematics rose 9 percentage points, reading 5 points, and science 8 points. Eleventh-grade SAT results were similarly strong, with mathematics and reading proficiency both well above state levels.
For parents, the main area to watch is the difference between strong academic testing and somewhat weaker completion outcomes. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 84.6%, slightly below New Hampshire’s 87.0%, while the dropout rate was 3.8%, above the state rate of 2.3%. Because the school is small, a few students can noticeably affect annual percentages. Families may also want to ask about supports for credit completion, attendance, and students at risk of leaving school. Overall, the school offers a small, high-performing environment with notable strengths in reading and science, improving mathematics results, and a consistently high statewide ranking.
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