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Charlestown Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Charlestown Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Charlestown, New Hampshire, with 193 students. The school is part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District, which is ranked 80 out of 158 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District, Charlestown Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to 42% statewide and 36% in the district. In reading, 46% were proficient or better, compared to 55% statewide and 56% in the district. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 64 out of 107 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 109 out of 132 in 2024-2025.

Charlestown Middle School's performance lags significantly behind nearby schools in the Fall Mountain Regional School District, such as Walpole Elementary School and Vilas Elementary School, which consistently outperform Charlestown Middle School on academic measures and have higher rankings and ratings. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 31.51% in 2021-2022 to 44.04% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

168

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,359

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 Main St.
Charlestown, NH 03603-0325

(603) 826-7711

District: Fall Mountain Regional School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg44%

New Hampshire avg45%

109^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Fall Mountain Regional School District

80^th of 158Fall Mountain Regional 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	19.7	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	70 of 125	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	79 of 134	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	64 of 107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.6	104 of 132	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	112 of 131	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	100 of 131	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.4	87 of 128	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.1	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	85 of 127	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.4	111 of 129	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	106 of 125	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	88 of 126	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	91 of 112	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	95 of 114	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	74 of 116	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	103 of 113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	89 of 117	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	62 of 113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	71 of 114	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	108 of 131	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	107 of 132	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Science34%-4 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Charlestown Middle 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 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 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
Charlestown Middle School	Public	5-8	307 Main St.	Charlestown	03603	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 826-7711	168	18	9.3	41.1%	153 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	19.7	109^th of 132 public middle schools	17.4%		13.5	118^th of 130 public middle schools	9.2%	9	29.0	21.0	10.0	24.0	20.0	66.0	31.0	44.0	45.0	46.0	34.0	34.0	34.0	$21,359
Vilas Elementary School	Public	5-8	82 Mechanic St.	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6351	108	11	9.6	40.7%	99 (91.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	51.8	63^rd of 132 public middle schools	52.3%		75.2	26^th of 130 public middle schools	80.0%	37	42.0	37.0	38.0	39.0	39.0	63.0	52.0	69.0	65.0	62.0	42.0	30.0	36.0	$27,436
Claremont Middle School	Public	6-8	107 South St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4250	333	34	9.7	49.8%	282 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	9.2	125^th of 132 public middle schools	5.3%		11.8	120^th of 130 public middle schools	7.7%	5		22.0	13.0	24.0	19.0		23.0	29.0	30.0	27.0		18.0	18.0	$17,738
Walpole Elementary School	Public	5-8	8 Bemis Ln.	Walpole	03608	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 756-4728	123	13	9.3	22.0%	115 (93.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	63	42^nd of 132 public middle schools	68.2%		67.8	33^rd of 130 public middle schools	74.6%	9	47.0	37.0	41.0	32.0	40.0	63.0	78.0	76.0	61.0	69.0	44.0	46.0	45.0	$25,613
Newport SOAR Middle School	Public	5-8	86 N. Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 865-9506	3	1	3.7		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	245 N. Main St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-2414	138	17	8.1	56.5%	130 (94.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	5.5	132^nd of 132 public middle schools	0.0%		4.1	130^th of 130 public middle schools	0.0%	2		14.0	11.0		10.0		27.0	26.0	27.0	27.0		14.0	14.0	$17,356
Sunapee Middle High School	Public	6-8	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	101	9	11.0	17.8%	93 (92.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	78.5	19^th of 132 public middle schools	85.6%		53.4	53^rd of 130 public middle schools	59.2%	34		70.0	58.0	68.0	66.0		68.0	71.0	65.0	68.0		35.0	35.0	$30,397
Keene Middle School	Public	6-8	167 Maple Ave.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 357-9023	626	58	10.8	31.8%	544 (86.9%)	10 (1.6%)	22 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (4.6%)	43	78^th of 132 public middle schools	40.9%		22.1	105^th of 130 public middle schools	19.2%	27		28.0	38.0	31.0	32.0		51.0	64.0	46.0	54.0		41.0	41.0	$14,700

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlestown Middle School

What district is Charlestown Middle School in?

Fall Mountain Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Charlestown Middle School?

Students at Charlestown Middle School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Charlestown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Charlestown Middle School.

Is Charlestown Middle School a good school?

Charlestown Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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