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
61	Andover Elementary School	Public	K-8	20 School St.	Andover	03216	Merrimack County	Andover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 735-5494	165	17	10	27.3%	163 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,479							52.4	39.6	82	21		330150000008
62	Rundlett Middle School	Public	6-8	144 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0862	767	69	11.1	33.9%	589 (76.8%)	74 (9.6%)	31 (4.0%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$16,417							52.1	37.1	85	23		330246000063
63	Vilas Elementary School	Public	5-8	82 Mechanic St.	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6351	108	11	9.6	40.7%	99 (91.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	$27,436							51.8	75.2	26	37		330299000120
64	Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Stephen Batchelder Pkwy.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3394	413	36	11.4	28.6%	362 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$19,733							50.9	43.4	71	7		330588000521
65	Gorham Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Main St.	Gorham	03581	Coos County	Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 466-2776	80	9	9	32.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$18,614							50.2	67.6	34	31		330003500047
66	Moultonborough Middle Level	Public	6-8	25 Blake Rd.	Moultonborough	03254	Carroll County	Moultonborough School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 476-5517	109	15	7.1	22.0%	105 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$36,148							48.7	59.2	48	18		330496000092
67	Merrimack Middle School	Public	7-8	31 Madeline Bennett Ln.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6289	480	47	10.2	10.6%	422 (87.9%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	$19,261							48	52.3	55	12		330474000602
68	Lempster Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 School Rd	Lempster	03605	Sullivan County	Lempster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-1080	132	9	15	43.2%	122 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$24,818							47.4	60.9	44	24		330330300719
69	Woodbury School	Public	6-8	206 Main St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7055	762	61	12.5	18.1%	587 (77.0%)	10 (1.3%)	98 (12.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	$15,435							47.2	50.9	58	11		330606000409
70	Epping Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Prescott Rd.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-2544	194	19	10.4	21.1%	182 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$19,216							46.9	47.1	60	10		330288000540

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.