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South Meadow School

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South Meadow School ranks 54 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

South Meadow School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, with 347 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 9:1. The school is part of the Contoocook Valley School District, which is ranked 96 out of 158 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Meadow School has shown a mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the district and state in mathematics for grades 6-7 and in reading for grades 7-8. However, the school's proficiency rates were lower in mathematics for grades 5 and 8, as well as in science for all grades. Notably, female students have consistently outperformed male students, ranking 33-53 out of 112-117 NH middle schools compared to 72-87 for male students. The school's special education students also performed relatively well, ranking 15-25 out of 48-52 NH middle schools.

Over the past several years, South Meadow School's statewide ranking has declined from 49th out of 132 NH middle schools in 2013-2014 to 54th in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has dropped from 3 stars to 2 stars. When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, South Meadow School generally performs on par or slightly better than schools in the same Contoocook Valley School District, such as Great Brook School. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in other districts, like Amherst Middle School and Milford Middle School.

332

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,640

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 Hancock Rd.
Peterborough, NH 03458-1197

(603) 924-7105

District: Contoocook Valley School District

Students who attend South Meadow School usually attend:

High:

Conval Regional High School

Feeder schools for South Meadow School:

Elementary:	Dublin Consolidated School
	Greenfield Elementary School
	Peterborough Elementary School
	Temple Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Hampshire median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

New Hampshire avg45%

54^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Contoocook Valley School District

96^th of 158Contoocook Valley 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	54.8	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	74 of 130	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	86 of 134	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	100 of 130	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	76 of 125	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	87 of 128	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	93 of 131	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.4	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	66 of 107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.7	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	38 of 131	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.6	53 of 131	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.2	26 of 128	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	26 of 127	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	19 of 127	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	48.7	68 of 129	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.8	35 of 125	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	22 of 126	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	33 of 112	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	53 of 114	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	47 of 113	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	64 of 114	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	72 of 116	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	77 of 113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	90 of 117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	25 of 51	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆
2023	28.9	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.1	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	70 of 128	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	85 of 126	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	92 of 129	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, November 27, 2016

Effectively no homework. No text books for most classes including Math, Science, History/Social Studies.
Teachers are horrible. If I could upload some of the inane crap they have done like fail my son on a math test that he answered every question correctly on (I don't know she did that, she just does not like my son is the only reason I can think of).
They demand community service of all students to pass each grade. No small irony that the vast amounts of "community service" they offer is doing the teachers work for them.
If in the off chance you should complain about anything to your child's homeroom teacher, you can be guaranteed that you will be called at home, work, or emailed consistently for the next two months about all the things your child does wrong. Effectively bullying you into never complaining about anything they do again. The more you complain the worse it will get. They will use whatever nuance in their school policies to hammer your child until you either withdraw your kid, or they burn you out of sticking up for your child and questioning their authority. Think of Darth Vader as your DMV associate when you try to renew your drivers license.
To sum it up. You either join the PTA and be ever subservient to the teachers, to perpetuate the myth that all teachers are 'heros' or your child will hate learning going forward. I am choosing to work two jobs to get my kids into private school and hope it is not too late for them to rekindle their childhood. #$@ You SMS. Close Quote

Schools Near South Meadow School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
South Meadow School	Public	5-8	108 Hancock Rd.	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 924-7105	332	35	9.4	26.2%	301 (90.7%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	54.8	54^th of 132 public middle schools	59.1%		42.3	74^th of 130 public middle schools	43.1%	20		39.0	47.0	52.0	38.0	45.0		51.0	54.0	63.0	51.0	55.0	40.0	35.0	37.0	$16,640
Conant Middle High School (M)	Public	6-8	1 Conant Way	Jaffrey	03452	Cheshire County	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 532-8122	241	15	16.0	22.8%	214 (88.8%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	26.6	100^th of 132 public middle schools	24.2%		28.6	100^th of 130 public middle schools	23.1%				39.0	24.0	15.0	26.0			59.0	45.0	40.0	48.0		19.0	19.0	$16,774
Great Brook School	Public	5-8	16 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 588-6630	224	27	8.2	27.7%	203 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	39.6	86^th of 132 public middle schools	34.8%		39.5	83^rd of 130 public middle schools	36.2%	3		28.0	40.0	32.0	42.0	35.0		53.0	46.0	45.0	50.0	49.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	$24,088
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School	Public	6-8	57 School Rd.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 732-9230	130	15	8.6	23.8%	122 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	35	89^th of 132 public middle schools	32.6%		36.2	87^th of 130 public middle schools	33.1%	2			36.0	21.0	10.0	23.0			53.0	64.0	48.0	54.0		33.0	33.0	$22,386
Boynton Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Turnpike Rd.	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-4800	260	19	14.0	25.4%	250 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	38.5	87^th of 132 public middle schools	34.1%		39.8	80^th of 130 public middle schools	38.5%	7		33.0	23.0	43.0	29.0	32.0		50.0	43.0	50.0	57.0	50.0	47.0	38.0	42.0	$17,123
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1120	229	19	11.8	38.9%	208 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	40.3	83^rd of 132 public middle schools	37.1%		28.8	99^th of 130 public middle schools	23.8%	16			43.0	43.0	32.0	39.0			44.0	50.0	41.0	45.0		40.0	40.0	$17,006
Milford Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Osgood Rd.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-5221	445	46	9.7	19.3%	377 (84.7%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	27.8	96^th of 132 public middle schools	27.3%		46.6	62^nd of 130 public middle schools	52.3%	34			27.0	27.0	39.0	31.0			46.0	38.0	47.0	44.0		25.0	25.0	$17,073
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%)	27	99^th of 132 public middle schools	25.0%		15.1	114^th of 130 public middle schools	12.3%	15	49.0	26.0	34.0	44.0	21.0	33.0	29.0	39.0	37.0	52.0	35.0	38.0	22.0	22.0	22.0
Monadnock Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	580 Old Homestead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-6575	249	18	14.2	30.5%	229 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	19.1	110^th of 132 public middle schools	16.7%		15	115^th of 130 public middle schools	11.5%	5				29.0	26.0	28.0				33.0	39.0	36.0		27.0	27.0	$19,978
Amherst Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Cross Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-8944	635	52	12.2	8.2%	571 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	81.9	15^th of 132 public middle schools	88.6%		72.9	29^th of 130 public middle schools	77.7%	14		69.0	79.0	72.0	50.0	67.0		66.0	77.0	73.0	59.0	68.0	52.0	45.0	48.0	$20,246

Frequently Asked Questions about South Meadow School

What is the racial makeup of South Meadow School?

Students at South Meadow School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of South Meadow School attend?

Students who attend South Meadow School usually go on to attend Conval Regional High School

How many students attend South Meadow School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended South Meadow School.

What district is South Meadow School in?

Contoocook Valley School District

Is South Meadow School a good school?

South Meadow School ranks 54^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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