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Weare School District


At a glance
141stof 166 New Hampshire districts▼ 4
Better than 15% of New Hampshire districts
Elementary 1Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8
258 Western Avenue
Henniker, NH 03242-6045
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Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 15.1% of districts
2
Schools
831
Students
Top rankedWeare Middle School106th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools
Summary:

The Weare School District in Weare, New Hampshire, includes two public schools serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade: Center Woods School for PK–3 and Weare Middle School for grades 4–8. Together, the schools enroll 831 students, and no high school is listed in this district data. The district ranks below most New Hampshire districts overall, so families should consider both the individual school results and the broader need for continued improvement.

Center Woods School is the stronger academic performer based on the available 2025–2026 results. Its students were 56% proficient in mathematics and 53% in reading, compared with 34% and 40%, respectively, at Weare Middle School. Center Woods also exceeded the district average in both subjects and the state average in mathematics. It showed encouraging year-over-year gains, improving four points in math and five points in reading. The school’s reported student-teacher ratio and free/reduced-price lunch rate are similar to those at the middle school, so the results do not appear to reflect a major difference in those measured factors.

Weare Middle School improved modestly in every tested subject, but remains below state averages in math, reading, and science. The most urgent concern is fifth grade, where math proficiency was just 20% and reading proficiency was 35%, each 23 points below the state comparison. Science is also a priority, with only 25% of students proficient overall. Families may want to ask about support during the transition from elementary to middle school, fifth-grade interventions, and science instruction. The clearest district opportunity is to build on the stronger results at Center Woods School while strengthening academic supports in grades 4–8.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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