Best High Schools in New Hampshire

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 86)	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
51	Milford High School	Public	9-12	100 West St.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-4201	655	61	10.7	14.4%	577 (88.1%)	9 (1.4%)	34 (5.2%)	13 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	$17,814							39.9	59.2	32	19		330483000294
52	Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	361	30	11.9	21.3%	339 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$18,442							39.3	67.9	23	29		330618000411
53	Pembroke Academy	Public	9-12	209 Academy Rd.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-7881	744	57	13	24.7%	676 (90.9%)	11 (1.5%)	16 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$15,078							38.2	26.2	65	12		330558000359
54	Mascenic Regional High School	Public	9-12	175 Turnpike Rd.	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-1113	252	22	11.7	15.9%	239 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,789							37.7	27.4	64	10		330467000270
55	Sanborn Regional High School	Public	9-12	17 Danville Rd.	Kingston	03848	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 642-3341	448	35	12.8	10.7%	400 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$19,057							36.6	26.2	66	11		330608000479
56	Timberlane Regional High School	Public	9-12	36 Greenough Rd.	Plaistow	03865	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 382-6541	944	83	11.3	10.7%	835 (88.5%)	10 (1.1%)	50 (5.3%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	$20,322							34.1	39.2	47	9		330672000439
57	Raymond High School	Public	9-12	45 Harriman Hill Rd.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 895-6616	326	29	11.2	21.5%	297 (91.1%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,589							33.9	42.2	43	14		330588000385
58	Pittsfield High School	Public	9-12	23 Oneida St.	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	161			37.3%	147 (91.3%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$21,889							33.3	31.1	59	1		330573000366
59	Kennett High School	Public	9-12	409 Eagles Way	North Conway	03860	Carroll County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 356-4343	642	55	11.6	27.1%	583 (90.8%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.1%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	$18,311							32	17.5	76	17		330249000076
60	Stevens High School	Public	9-12	175 Broad St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4220	477	38	12.6	33.1%	413 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.2%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$21,932							31.6	16.1	80	20		330234000045

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Science, SAT Mathematics, SAT Reading 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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.