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John Stark Regional High School

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John Stark Regional High School ranks 37 th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 57% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

John Stark Regional High School is a public high school located in Weare, New Hampshire, serving 630 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the John Stark Regional School District, which is ranked 73 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While John Stark Regional High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 13th out of 81 high schools in 2017-2018 to 37th out of 86 high schools in 2024-2025, the school's performance for special education students is a bright spot, ranking 9th out of 35 high schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's test scores are generally below the state averages in mathematics, science, and SAT performance, with only reading scores consistently above the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been higher than the nearby high-performing schools, such as Goffstown High School, Bow High School, and Hopkinton High School.

The significant gap in performance between male and female students at John Stark Regional High School is an area that the school should focus on addressing to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. While the school outperforms some of the lower-ranked nearby schools, such as Hillsboro-Deering High School and Pembroke Academy, in areas like test scores and special education student performance, the school faces challenges in maintaining its academic performance and competitiveness compared to other high-performing schools in the state.

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 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg46%

37^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd of 158John 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading67%+12 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

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Schools Near John Stark Regional High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)	NH SAS Reading (2025)	NH SAS Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	50.7	37^th of 86 public high schools	57.0%		35.1	52^nd of 87 public high schools	40.2%	15	22.0	67.0	22.0	67.0	44.0	44.0	$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%)	75.4	21^st of 86 public high schools	75.6%		80.6	13^th of 87 public high schools	85.1%	8	28.0	82.0	28.0	82.0	61.0	61.0	$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%)	45.8	44^th of 86 public high schools	48.8%		42.6	42^nd of 87 public high schools	51.7%	2	16.0	59.0	16.0	59.0	54.0	54.0	$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%)	77.5	18^th of 86 public high schools	79.1%		75.2	18^th of 87 public high schools	79.3%		43.0	81.0	43.0	81.0	44.0	44.0	$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%)	44.6	46^th of 86 public high schools	46.5%		30.5	60^th of 87 public high schools	31.0%	14	28.0	62.0	28.0	62.0	36.0	36.0	$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%)	77.7	17^th of 86 public high schools	80.2%		73.5	20^th of 87 public high schools	77.0%	3	40.0	77.0	40.0	77.0	50.0	50.0	$15,636
CSI Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	26 Washington Street	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.	Penacook	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%)	59.8	26^th of 86 public high schools	69.8%		40.5	44^th of 87 public high schools	49.4%	18	27.0	71.0	27.0	71.0	46.0	46.0	$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%)	38.2	53^rd of 86 public high schools	38.4%		26.2	65^th of 87 public high schools	25.3%	12	23.0	66.0	23.0	66.0	28.0	28.0	$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.

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

What district is John Stark Regional High School in?

John Stark Regional School District

How many students attend John Stark Regional High School?

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

Is John Stark Regional High School a good school?

John Stark Regional High School ranks 37^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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