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Prospect Mountain High School

Q: Is Prospect Mountain High School a good school?

Prospect Mountain High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of New Hampshire high schools.

Q: How many students attend Prospect Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Prospect Mountain High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Prospect Mountain High School?

Students at Prospect Mountain High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Prospect Mountain High School?

Prospect Mountain High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alton Central School (Elem) Elementary : Barnstead Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 22% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Prospect Mountain High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Alton, New Hampshire, with approximately 402 students in the relatively small Prospect Mountain JMA School District. Its size may allow for personal relationships and targeted support, although smaller schools can have fewer course options and test results that shift noticeably from year to year. The school is currently ranked 69th out of 89 New Hampshire high schools, a substantial decline from 33rd the previous year.

Academic results are mixed. Reading is the clearest strength: 56% of students reached proficiency, roughly matching the state rate and exceeding results at Laconia High School and Farmington Senior High School. Mathematics is the major concern, with only 13% proficient compared with 44% statewide; science performance was also below average at 30%. These results place Prospect Mountain behind stronger nearby schools such as Gilford High School and Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, while its overall standing is similar to Belmont High School, Kingswood Regional High School, and Laconia.

Graduation outcomes provide an important positive counterpoint: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 89.5%, above New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate, and the dropout rate matched the state at 2.3%. The student-teacher ratio was a favorable 11.1 to 1, comparable to or better than many nearby schools, including Spaulding High School. For families, the central issue is the contrast between solid student completion and weak current math and science performance. The most important questions for the school are how it is strengthening math instruction, restoring science results, and addressing the sharp year-to-year swings in academic performance.

402

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

242 Suncook Valley Rd.
Alton, NH 03809-4629

(603) 875-3800

District: Prospect Mountain JMA School District

Feeder schools for Prospect Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Alton Central School (Elem)
	Barnstead Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg46%

69^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 166Prospect Mountain JMA 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	28.7	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.8	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	49 of 87	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	44 of 85	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	49 of 71	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.5	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	27 of 84	67.9%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	36 of 85	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	30 of 83	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	27 of 83	67.5%	★★★★☆
2011	34.8	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.8	42 of 81	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	47 of 79	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	66 of 80	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	32 of 80	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	34 of 81	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	58 of 82	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.8	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	22 of 33	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	96.2	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	33.6	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	69 of 88	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.9	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆
2024	36.0	53 of 87	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	38 of 67	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆

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)37th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Science30%-8 vs state

Mathematics13%-31 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
Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	402	36	11.1	21.1%	374 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	28.7	69^th of 89 public high schools	22.5%		52.8	33^rd of 86 public high schools	61.6%	36	13.0	56.0	13.0	56.0	30.0	30.0
Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	214	39	5.4	36.0%	190 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	26.8	71^st of 89 public high schools	20.2%		40.2	50^th of 86 public high schools	41.9%	21	13.0	49.0	13.0	49.0	35.0	35.0	$20,662
Kingswood Regional High School	Public	9-12	396 S Main St	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-2055	729	66	11.0	26.6%	688 (94.4%)	9 (1.2%)	13 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30.7	65^th of 89 public high schools	27.0%		45.9	43^rd of 86 public high schools	50.0%	22	20.0	57.0	20.0	57.0	25.0	25.0	$21,553
Pittsfield High School	Public	9-12	23 Oneida St	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	161	25	6.4	37.3%	147 (91.3%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	32.7	61^st of 89 public high schools	31.5%		33.3	58^th of 86 public high schools	32.6%	3	14.0	59.0	14.0	59.0	31.0	31.0	$21,889
Nute High School	Public	9-12	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 652-4591	166	16	10.6	41.6%	154 (92.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	46	39^th of 89 public high schools	56.2%		31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%	22	430.0	54.0	< 10%	54.0	42.0	42.0	$25,294
Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	470	41	11.4	11.3%	450 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	67	24^th of 89 public high schools	73.0%		45.6	45^th of 86 public high schools	47.7%	21	35.0	68.0	35.0	68.0	45.0	45.0	$22,043
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%)	28.6	70^th of 89 public high schools	21.3%		39.3	52^nd of 86 public high schools	39.5%	18	13.0	55.0	13.0	55.0	31.0	31.0	$18,442
Laconia High School	Public	9-12	345 Union Ave	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-3350	562	56	10.0	34.7%	484 (86.1%)	19 (3.4%)	25 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	23.9	72^nd of 89 public high schools	19.1%		13.4	77^th of 86 public high schools	10.5%	5	18.0	47.0	18.0	47.0	29.0	29.0	$21,949
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	150 Wakefield Street Suite 8	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	96	5	19.2	39.6%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	4.9	89^th of 89 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	36.0	0.0	36.0
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	38.6	51^st of 89 public high schools	42.7%		19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%	23	21.0	59.0	21.0	59.0	33.0	33.0	$16,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Prospect Mountain High School

How many students attend Prospect Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Prospect Mountain High School.

What schools feed into Prospect Mountain High School?

Prospect Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alton Central School (Elem)
Elementary : Barnstead Elementary School

Is Prospect Mountain High School a good school?

Prospect Mountain High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of New Hampshire high schools.

What district is Prospect Mountain High School in?

Prospect Mountain JMA School District

What is the racial makeup of Prospect Mountain High School?

Students at Prospect Mountain High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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