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Nute Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 14% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Nute Junior High School is a small public school in Milton, New Hampshire, serving 105 students in grades 6–8 through the Milton School District. Its small enrollment can support a personal school experience, but it also means that results may change noticeably from year to year. Nute’s latest ranking was 118th out of 138 New Hampshire middle schools, placing it near the bottom statewide, while the district ranked 136th out of 166. Nearly half of Nute’s students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, indicating that the school serves a relatively high-need community.

Academic performance is the main concern. In 2025–26, 18% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide; reading proficiency was 37%, compared with 55% statewide. Science was a relative strength at 33%, only five points below the state rate. Math has been Nute’s most consistent weakness, ranging from 10% to 23% proficiency over the past four reported years. Reading is strongest in seventh grade, while sixth-grade reading shows the largest gap from the state. Compared with nearby schools, Nute trails higher-performing Oyster River Middle School, Dover Middle School, and Barrington Middle School, but it performs somewhat better overall than Pittsfield Middle School.

Nute’s student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is reasonably favorable and does not explain the achievement gap by itself. A useful nearby comparison is Henry Wilson Memorial School, which serves a similarly high-need population but has stronger recent math and reading results; Nute performs better in science. The school’s rank improved significantly in 2024–25 before falling again, suggesting that progress has not yet been consistent. For families, the clearest questions are how Nute is strengthening math instruction, supporting reading—especially in sixth grade—and building on its comparatively stronger science performance.

105

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,307

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 Elm St.
Milton, NH 03851-4503

(603) 652-4591

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Nute Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Nute High School

Feeder schools for Nute Junior High School:

Elementary:

Milton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

New Hampshire avg46%

118^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 166Milton 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	123 of 130	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	115 of 125	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	124 of 125	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	119 of 127	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	110 of 112	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	115 of 115	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.3	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	97 of 117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	106 of 116	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	114 of 136	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	98 of 131	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	120 of 128	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Science33%-5 vs state

Mathematics18%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
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%)	19.2	118^th of 138 public middle schools	14.5%		27.5	97^th of 132 public middle schools	26.5%	21			469.0	22.0	24.0	18.0			29.0	42.0	38.0	37.0		33.0	33.0	$20,307
Henry Wilson Memorial School	Public	4-8	51 School St	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-2181	271	29	9.3	46.5%	252 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	28.6	102^nd of 138 public middle schools	26.1%		46.5	71^st of 132 public middle schools	46.2%	31	33.0	32.0	32.0	40.0	25.0	32.0	40.0	38.0	51.0	47.0	27.0	40.0	16.0	29.0	23.0	$19,523
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	803	60	13.3	35.7%	689 (85.8%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.5%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	19.7	116^th of 138 public middle schools	15.9%		14.6	117^th of 132 public middle schools	11.4%	1			23.0	28.0	21.0	24.0			42.0	48.0	34.0	41.0		23.0	23.0	$15,684
Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	286	30	9.6	38.5%	208 (72.7%)	9 (3.1%)	16 (5.6%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	21.3	114^th of 138 public middle schools	17.4%		23.7	103^rd of 132 public middle schools	22.0%	11			14.0	21.0	22.0	19.0			32.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		27.0	27.0	$18,872
Barrington Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Haley Dr	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-2127	398	33	12.0	10.8%	368 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	54.3	57^th of 138 public middle schools	58.7%		52.5	60^th of 132 public middle schools	54.5%	3		54.0	43.0	43.0	49.0	48.0		72.0	49.0	64.0	58.0	61.0	53.0	36.0	46.0	$16,629
Crescent Lake School	Public	4-6	75 McManus Rd.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-0223	181	17	10.6	32.0%	165 (91.2%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)	79.0	43.0	64.0			59.0	67.0	61.0	62.0			63.0	61.0		61.0	$18,212
Kingswood Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	404 S Main St	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3689	345	37	9.3	32.8%	328 (95.1%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53	60^th of 138 public middle schools	56.5%		54.3	56^th of 132 public middle schools	57.6%	4				41.0	44.0	42.0				58.0	59.0	58.0		37.0	37.0	$20,384
Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Daley Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-7200	941	70	13.4	24.7%	745 (79.2%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.6%)	59 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	65.1	37^th of 138 public middle schools	73.2%		43	77^th of 132 public middle schools	41.7%	40		48.0	48.0	45.0	50.0	48.0		63.0	57.0	64.0	60.0	61.0	44.0	52.0	48.0	$13,443
Pittsfield Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Oneida St	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	103			52.4%	87 (84.5%)	2 (1.9%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	9.8	129^th of 138 public middle schools	6.5%		15.5	115^th of 132 public middle schools	12.9%	14			21.0	14.0	16.0	17.0			36.0	28.0	32.0	31.0		15.0	15.0	$15,235
Oyster River Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2155	585	59	9.9	10.4%	493 (84.3%)	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	87.9	11^th of 138 public middle schools	92.0%		91.1	8^th of 132 public middle schools	93.9%	3		61.0	60.0	80.0	75.0	69.0		68.0	59.0	83.0	74.0	71.0	55.0	62.0	59.0	$19,012

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Nute Junior High School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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Milton School District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 105 students attended Nute Junior High School.

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Students who attend Nute Junior High School usually go on to attend Nute High School

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Students at Nute Junior High School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races.

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