Best Middle Schools in New Hampshire

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 132)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
101	Groveton High School (Middle)	Public	6-8	65 State St.	Groveton	03582	Coos County	Northumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 636-1619	79	7	11.2	43.0%	77 (97.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								26	13.9	116	15		330540000529
102	Lisbon Regional School (Middle)	Public	6-8	24 Highland Ave.	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 838-5506	76	8	9	42.1%	70 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$28,238							25.7	41.2	76	26		330429000534
103	Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	286	30	9.6	38.5%	208 (72.7%)	9 (3.1%)	16 (5.6%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$18,872							23.7	15.3	112	9		330624000420
104	Great Bay Charter School (M)	Public, Charter	3-8	30 Linden St.	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Great Bay Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 519-9003	60	8	7.3	30.0%	55 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								22.9			(n/a)		330004800688
105	Fairgrounds Middle School	Public	6-8	27 Cleveland St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 594-4393	585	48	12.1	42.2%	301 (51.5%)	13 (2.2%)	191 (32.6%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	$14,734							22.1	31.4	93	12		330498000319
106	Strong Foundations Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Riverwood Dr.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Strong Foundations Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 225-2715	337	34	9.9	22.8%	300 (89.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								22	26.6	101	5		330004200683
107	Kenneth A. Brett School	Public	K-8	881 Tamworth Rd.	Tamworth	03886	Carroll County	Tamworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 323-7271	165	21	8	51.5%	151 (91.5%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$30,927							21.1	9.2	125	18		330660000432
108	Henniker Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Western Avenue	Henniker	03242	Merrimack County	Henniker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 428-3476	402	35	11.3	21.4%	378 (94.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,493							20.7	22.2	104	4		330369000161
109	Charlestown Middle School	Public	5-8	307 Main St.	Charlestown	03603	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 826-7711	168	18	9.3	41.1%	153 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$21,359							19.7	13.5	118	9		330299000114
110	Monadnock Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	580 Old Homestead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-6575	249	18	14.2	30.5%	229 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	$19,978							19.1	15	115	5		330489000061

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Mathematics, NH SAS Reading, NH SAS Science test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 6, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.