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Barrington Middle School

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Barrington Middle School ranks 57 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Barrington Middle School is a 398-student school serving grades 5–8 in Barrington, NH, a Seacoast-area community surrounded by nearby districts with a wide range of academic performance.

For parents, Barrington is best described as a solidly above-average school statewide, though not one of the strongest in the region. It ranks 57th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools, placing it in the 59th percentile, and its 12:1 student-teacher ratio is reasonable but higher than ratios at several top-performing nearby schools. Students perform above the state average in all three tested subjects: 48% are proficient in math, 61% in reading, and 46% in science. Science is the school’s strongest advantage compared with the state, while reading is its strongest overall subject. Barrington also compares well with many nearby schools, including Rochester Middle School, Somersworth Middle School, and Nute Junior High School.

The main qualification is that several nearby schools set a higher academic benchmark. Oyster River Middle School and Portsmouth Middle School rank among New Hampshire’s best, while Newmarket Junior-Senior High has recently made notable gains. Barrington’s latest results are encouraging, with math up 7 points, reading up 6 points, and science up 12 points in one year. Parents may want to look more closely at 6th-grade reading, 6th- and 7th-grade math, and 8th-grade science, where results are closer to state averages. Overall, the school offers dependable above-average performance and recent momentum, with room to close the gap with the region’s highest-performing schools.

398

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,629

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Haley Dr
Barrington, NH 03825-3663

(603) 664-2127

District: Barrington School District

Students who attend Barrington Middle School usually attend:

High:	Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
	Dover Senior High School

Feeder schools for Barrington Middle School:

Elementary:	Barrington Elementary School
	Early Childhood Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

New Hampshire avg46%

57^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd of 166Barrington 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	54.3	57 of 138	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	40 of 130	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	49 of 134	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	52 of 130	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	47 of 125	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	31 of 128	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.7	85 of 132	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	79 of 131	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.5	51 of 131	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.2	82 of 127	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	94 of 127	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.9	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.6	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.1	84 of 126	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	39 of 113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	46 of 112	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	38 of 113	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	25 of 114	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	58 of 121	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	63 of 116	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	52 of 117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	42 of 116	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	25 of 113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	37 of 114	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	24 of 51	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	55 of 136	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	62 of 131	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	39 of 128	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	48 of 132	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	52 of 129	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	47 of 123	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	27 of 126	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	50 of 129	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)65th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics48%+4 vs state

Science46%+8 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
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
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
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
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
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
Newmarket Junior-Senior High (Elem)	Public	6-8	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	225	22	10.4	17.3%	184 (81.8%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	78.1	26^th of 138 public middle schools	81.2%		70.3	33^rd of 132 public middle schools	75.0%	7			53.0	64.0	55.0	58.0			72.0	65.0	65.0	67.0		53.0	53.0
Epping Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Prescott Rd.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-2544	194	19	10.4	21.1%	182 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	39.1	87^th of 138 public middle schools	37.0%		46.9	70^th of 132 public middle schools	47.0%	17			26.0	44.0	26.0	33.0			42.0	68.0	50.0	54.0		34.0	34.0	$19,216
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
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
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Parrott Ave.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-5781	486	47	10.3	17.3%	363 (74.7%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.1%)	86.8	13^th of 138 public middle schools	90.6%		85.5	14^th of 132 public middle schools	89.4%	1			65.0	66.0	55.0	62.0			77.0	79.0	76.0	77.0		52.0	52.0	$19,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Barrington Middle School

Is Barrington Middle School a good school?

Barrington Middle School ranks 57^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Barrington Middle School?

Students at Barrington Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Barrington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Barrington Middle School usually go on to attend Coe-Brown Northwood Academy

How many students attend Barrington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Barrington Middle School.

What district is Barrington Middle School in?

Barrington School District

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