Best Middle Schools in New Hampshire

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NH SAS test scores by the New Hampshire Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, September 6, 2025.

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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
91	Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Twin Mountain Rd.	Whitefield	03598	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 837-3088	256	29	8.7	46.9%	220 (85.9%)	6 (2.3%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$15,573							30.3	18.6	109	18		330705000004
92	Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	407	44	9.3	15.0%	389 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$23,872							30	30.2	97	5		330144000003
93	Indian River School	Public	5-8	45 Royal Rd	Canaan	03741	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 632-4357	292	26	11.4	24.0%	281 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$20,983							29.3	44.4	67	26		330468000498
94	Pelham Memorial School	Public	6-8	59 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2321	349	35	9.9	11.5%	303 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (6.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,066							29	25.3	103	9		330555000357
95	Daisy Bronson Junior High School	Public	7-8	159 Oak Hill Ave	Littleton	03561	Grafton County	Littleton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 444-5601	86	11	7.7	53.5%	77 (89.5%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$16,228							28.3	37	86	9		330438000231
96	Milford Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Osgood Rd.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-5221	445	46	9.7	19.3%	377 (84.7%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	$17,073							27.8	46.6	62	34		330483000293
97	Nute Junior High School	Public	6-8	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4591	105	9	11.1	48.6%	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$20,307							27.5	11.8	119	22		330061600296
98	Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	150 McGrath St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-4632	414	37	11.1	43.0%	350 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$17,835							27.1	28.9	98			330414000211
99	Weare Middle School	Public	4-8	16 East Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7555	454	44	10.3	15.2%	412 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)								27	15.1	114	15		330693000023
100	Conant Middle High School (M)	Public	6-8	1 Conant Way	Jaffrey	03452	Cheshire County	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 532-8122	241	15	16	22.8%	214 (88.8%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$16,774							26.6	28.6	100			330403000190

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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.

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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.