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Bow Memorial School

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Bow Memorial School ranks 24 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 83% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Bow Memorial School is a public school serving 524 students in grades 5–8 in the town of Bow, New Hampshire, a relatively affluent community within the Bow School District.

Bow Memorial is one of New Hampshire’s stronger middle schools, ranking 24th out of 138 statewide for 2025–2026 and placing in the 83rd percentile with a four-star rating. Its biggest academic strength is reading: 70% of students are proficient, compared with 55% statewide. Performance is steady across grades, ranging from 65% to 74%. Mathematics is also above average overall, with 54% proficiency versus 44% statewide, although fifth grade is a clear concern at 38%; results improve sharply in grades 6–8. Science proficiency is 45%, seven points above the state average. Compared with nearby schools, Bow trails David R. Cawley Middle School in mathematics but is nearly equal in reading, and it outperforms Mountain View Middle School, Three Rivers School, and Rundlett Middle School across all three subjects.

The school’s statewide ranking has improved substantially from the mid-60th percentile in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 to the low-80th percentile in each of the past four years. Results are also strong for reported student groups, including students receiving special education services, whose performance ranked in the 81st percentile statewide. Families may want to ask about the large fifth-grade math gap and the student-teacher ratio, which rose to 16.9 and is higher than those reported by nearby Hopkinton Middle School and most other comparison schools. Overall, Bow Memorial offers consistently strong academics, particularly in reading, with mathematics—especially in fifth grade—and staffing capacity as the main areas to monitor.

524

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,836

Per pupil spending ?

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Bow Center Rd.
Bow, NH 03304-3410

(603) 225-3212

District: Bow School District

Students who attend Bow Memorial School usually attend:

High:

Bow High School

Feeder schools for Bow Memorial School:

Elementary:

Bow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New Hampshire middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

New Hampshire avg46%

24^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 166Bow 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	79.8	24 of 138	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	25 of 134	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	42 of 130	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	43 of 125	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	34 of 128	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	12 of 125	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	82.3	11 of 134	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	81.0	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	20 of 131	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	13 of 131	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	6 of 128	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	87.1	10 of 127	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	95.2	2 of 129	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	6 of 125	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	93.2	4 of 126	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	19 of 113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	29 of 112	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	23 of 110	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	30 of 114	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	39 of 115	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	45 of 113	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	22 of 114	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	19 of 121	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	26 of 116	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	23 of 113	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	21 of 117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	32 of 117	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	30 of 116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	20 of 114	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	62.9	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	18 of 49	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	32 of 131	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	30 of 128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	28 of 132	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	46 of 129	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	44 of 123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	33 of 126	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	19 of 129	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Mathematics54%+10 vs state

Science45%+7 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
Bow Memorial School	Public	5-8	20 Bow Center Rd.	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-3212	524	31	16.9	3.6%	479 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	79.8	24^th of 138 public middle schools	82.6%		72.4	26^th of 132 public middle schools	80.3%	2		38.0	65.0	58.0	54.0	54.0		70.0	74.0	71.0	65.0	70.0	42.0	48.0	45.0	$16,836
Rundlett Middle School	Public	6-8	144 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0862	767	69	11.1	33.9%	589 (76.8%)	74 (9.6%)	31 (4.0%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	44.9	74^th of 138 public middle schools	46.4%		52.1	62^nd of 132 public middle schools	53.0%	12			39.0	37.0	39.0	38.0			52.0	54.0	54.0	53.0		36.0	36.0	$16,417
Three Rivers School	Public	5-8	243 Academy Rd.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-5187	289	29	9.9	19.7%	255 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	55	55^th of 138 public middle schools	60.1%		54.9	53^rd of 132 public middle schools	59.8%	2		48.0	31.0	38.0	41.0	40.0		59.0	64.0	62.0	61.0	61.0	41.0	44.0	42.0	$16,396
Mountain View Middle School	Public	5-8	41 Lauren Ln.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-8288	880	69	12.7	14.1%	776 (88.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (4.0%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	62.9	42^nd of 138 public middle schools	69.6%		52.6	59^th of 132 public middle schools	55.3%	17		40.0	55.0	48.0	45.0	47.0		63.0	61.0	65.0	57.0	62.0	41.0	39.0	40.0	$14,676
Merrimack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Allen St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-6336	466	45	10.3	32.2%	415 (89.1%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	50.3	65^th of 138 public middle schools	52.9%		41.3	81^st of 132 public middle schools	38.6%	16			43.0	43.0	45.0	44.0			52.0	60.0	53.0	55.0		33.0	33.0	$16,978
David R. Cawley Middle School	Public	6-8	89 Whitehall Rd.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 518-5047	428	40	10.7	15.9%	374 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	84.8	15^th of 138 public middle schools	89.1%		74.5	25^th of 132 public middle schools	81.1%	10			72.0	68.0	72.0	71.0			62.0	70.0	80.0	71.0		48.0	48.0	$17,082
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)	Public, Charter	6-8	157 Chichester Rd	Loudon	03307	Merrimack County	Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 325-7688	52	4	12.0	7.7%	47 (90.4%)	2 (3.8%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	20.8	115^th of 138 public middle schools	16.7%					(n/a)			13.0	50.0	15.0	24.0			25.0	42.0	36.0	33.0		29.0	29.0
Maple Street Elementary School	Public	4-6	194 Maple St.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4195	219	19	11.5	10.0%	192 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)	63.0	56.0	67.0			62.0	62.0	70.0	83.0			72.0	56.0		56.0	$20,503
Weare Middle School	Public	4-8	16 East Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7555	454	44	10.3	15.2%	412 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	26.8	106^th of 138 public middle schools	23.2%		27	99^th of 132 public middle schools	25.0%	7	52.0	20.0	36.0	34.0	28.0	34.0	37.0	35.0	43.0	46.0	41.0	40.0	26.0	23.0	25.0
Hopkinton Middle School	Public	7-8	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	165	16	10.5	4.8%	147 (89.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	80	23^rd of 138 public middle schools	83.3%		87.3	12^th of 132 public middle schools	90.9%	11				75.0	53.0	64.0				80.0	70.0	75.0		40.0	40.0	$17,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Bow Memorial School

What high school do graduates of Bow Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Bow Memorial School usually go on to attend Bow High School

How many students attend Bow Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Bow Memorial School.

What is the racial makeup of Bow Memorial School?

Students at Bow Memorial School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Bow Memorial School in?

Bow School District

Is Bow Memorial School a good school?

Bow Memorial School ranks 24^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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