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John Stark Regional High School

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John Stark Regional High School ranks 45 th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 49% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

John Stark Regional High School is a public, four-year school serving grades 9–12 in Weare, New Hampshire, with about 612 students in a largely suburban, community-oriented area. The school is part of the John Stark Regional School District and is a middle-of-the-state performer overall, ranking 45th of 89 New Hampshire high schools for 2025–26. Its recent ranking has improved from a low point in 2022–23, although results have varied over time.

The school’s clearest academic challenge is mathematics. Only 18% of students reached proficiency in math in 2025–26, compared with 44% statewide. This result is similar to Hillsboro-Deering High School, Concord High School, and Merrimack Valley High School, but well below Goffstown High School, Bow High School, and Hopkinton High School. Reading is a relative strength, with 57% proficiency, slightly above the state average, while science performance was 40%, also modestly above the statewide result.

John Stark’s graduation rate provides an important positive counterpoint to its test scores: 89.1% of students graduated in 2024–25, above New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate, and the dropout rate was below the state average. Its 11.3-to-1 student–teacher ratio is also favorable compared with many nearby comprehensive high schools. The school trails higher-performing Hopkinton High School, Goffstown High School, and Bow High School, but ranks ahead of Pembroke Academy and Merrimack Valley High School. Overall, the most focused opportunity is improving mathematics while maintaining the school’s solid graduation, science, reading, and student-retention outcomes.

612

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,956

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

618 N Stark Hwy
Weare, NH 03281-4215

(603) 529-7675

District: John Stark Regional School District

Feeder schools for John Stark Regional High School:

Elementary:	Center Woods School
	Henniker Community School
Middle:	Weare Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2026) from a 31st-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Hampshire avg46%

45^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 166John Stark Regional School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	45 of 89	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	52 of 87	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	53 of 85	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	46 of 84	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	21 of 71	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	51.6	46 of 82	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.0	29 of 84	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.3	18 of 77	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.1	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	8 of 83	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	8 of 81	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	72.6	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	10 of 79	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	55 of 80	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	50 of 80	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	42 of 79	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	56 of 82	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	9 of 61	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	9 of 61	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.8	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	34.3	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	44 of 88	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	40 of 86	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	53 of 85	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	34 of 67	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	17 of 66	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)	NH SAS Reading (2026)	NH SAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
John Stark Regional High School	Public	9-12	618 N Stark Hwy	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	John Stark Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7675	612	54	11.3	15.2%	563 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	40.5	45^th of 89 public high schools	49.4%		50.7	37^th of 86 public high schools	57.0%	8	18.0	57.0	18.0	57.0	40.0	40.0	$20,956
Hopkinton High School	Public	9-12	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	284	24	12.0	7.0%	256 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	90.2	9^th of 89 public high schools	89.9%		75.4	21^st of 86 public high schools	75.6%	12	52.0	80.0	52.0	80.0	57.0	57.0	$20,330
Hillsboro-Deering High School	Public	9-12	12 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1130	334	35	9.4	36.2%	306 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	55.1	29^th of 89 public high schools	67.4%		45.8	44^th of 86 public high schools	48.8%	15	19.0	60.0	19.0	60.0	56.0	56.0	$21,979
Bow High School	Public	9-12	55 Falcon Way	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 228-2210	622	49	12.7	5.1%	566 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	55.7	28^th of 89 public high schools	68.5%		77.5	18^th of 86 public high schools	79.1%	10	32.0	64.0	32.0	64.0	38.0	38.0	$17,666
Concord High School	Public	9-12	170 Warren St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-0800	1,394	107	13.0	30.6%	1,107 (79.4%)	117 (8.4%)	64 (4.6%)	72 (5.2%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.9%)	43.7	44^th of 89 public high schools	50.6%		44.6	46^th of 86 public high schools	46.5%	2	19.0	58.0	19.0	58.0	42.0	42.0	$17,927
Goffstown High School	Public	9-12	27 Wallace Rd.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 497-4841	1,008	80	12.6	10.4%	906 (89.9%)	11 (1.1%)	32 (3.2%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	81	16^th of 89 public high schools	82.0%		77.7	17^th of 86 public high schools	80.2%	1	38.0	73.0	38.0	73.0	59.0	59.0	$15,636
CSI Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	26 Washington St	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	CSI Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 753-0194	34	2	16.1	11.8%	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Merrimack Valley High School	Public	9-12	106 Village St	Concord	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-4311	744	54	13.8	24.1%	676 (90.9%)	17 (2.3%)	25 (3.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	31.2	63^rd of 89 public high schools	29.2%		59.8	26^th of 86 public high schools	69.8%	37	19.0	57.0	19.0	57.0	27.0	27.0	$15,620
Synergy Academy Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	9-12	20 Foundry St	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Synergy Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 856-7067	21	2	9.5	23.8%	20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pembroke Academy	Public	9-12	209 Academy Rd	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-7881	744	57	13.0	24.7%	676 (90.9%)	11 (1.5%)	16 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	21.7	74^th of 89 public high schools	16.9%		38.2	53^rd of 86 public high schools	38.4%	21	15.0	53.0	15.0	53.0	20.0	20.0	$15,078

Frequently Asked Questions about John Stark Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of John Stark Regional High School?

Students at John Stark Regional High School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend John Stark Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended John Stark Regional High School.

What schools feed into John Stark Regional High School?

John Stark Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Center Woods School
Elementary : Henniker Community School
Middle : Weare Middle School

Is John Stark Regional High School a good school?

John Stark Regional High School ranks 45^th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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