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Charlestown Middle School

Q: Is Charlestown Middle School a good school?

Charlestown Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Charlestown Middle School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charlestown Middle School?

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

Public Grades 5-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 22% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Charlestown Middle School is a small public school serving 168 students in grades 5–8 in the Charlestown, New Hampshire, area as part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District. Its student-teacher ratio is favorable at 9.3 to 1, which may support closer attention and strong school relationships. However, the school ranked in approximately the 22nd percentile among New Hampshire middle schools for 2025–2026, and its achievement levels remain below state and district averages.

Mathematics is the clearest academic concern: 25% of students reached proficiency, compared with 44% statewide. Reading proficiency was 43%, and science proficiency was 32%. Results vary considerably by grade. Fifth-grade math was especially low at 14%, while reading declined from 50% in fifth grade to 33% in eighth grade. Eighth-grade science was another notable weakness at 24%, despite fifth-grade science reaching 42%. There are encouraging signs, however. Since 2023–2024, mathematics proficiency rose from 10% to 25%, science increased from 12% to 32%, and reading improved from 35% to 43%, suggesting recent progress even though the school still has substantial ground to make up.

For a relevant local comparison, Vilas Elementary School serves the same grades in the same district and has a similar student-teacher ratio and economic profile, yet its proficiency rates were higher: 37% in math, 65% in reading, and 42% in science. Walpole Elementary School also outperformed Charlestown in all three subjects. Charlestown performed better than Newport Middle School and Claremont Middle School, but trailed Keene Middle School and especially Sunapee Middle High School. The key priorities appear to be math in grades 5 and 7, upper-grade reading, eighth-grade science, and outcomes for students receiving special education services.

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 — 41st percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

New Hampshire avg46%

108^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

107^th of 166Fall 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
2026	23.9	108 of 138	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.6	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	102 of 121	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.9	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Science32%-6 vs state

Mathematics25%-19 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 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%)	23.9	108^th of 138 public middle schools	21.7%		19.7	109^th of 132 public middle schools	17.4%	1	14.0	31.0	21.0	33.0	25.0	50.0	51.0	39.0	33.0	43.0	42.0	24.0	32.0	$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%)	51.9	63^rd of 138 public middle schools	54.3%		51.8	63^rd of 132 public middle schools	52.3%		35.0	35.0	37.0	39.0	37.0	80.0	62.0	70.0	54.0	65.0	50.0	36.0	42.0	$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%)	9.6	130^th of 138 public middle schools	5.8%		9.2	125^th of 132 public middle schools	5.3%	5		33.0	19.0	13.0	22.0		25.0	24.0	22.0	24.0		828.0	< 10%	$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%)	48.2	69^th of 138 public middle schools	50.0%		63	42^nd of 132 public middle schools	68.2%	27	31.0	33.0	37.0	41.0	35.0	53.0	42.0	59.0	52.0	51.0	28.0	59.0	42.0	$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%)	7.4	133^rd of 138 public middle schools	3.6%		5.5	132^nd of 132 public middle schools	0.0%	1		10.0	476.0	16.0	11.0		32.0	28.0	26.0	29.0		16.0	16.0	$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%)	84.7	16^th of 138 public middle schools	88.4%		78.5	19^th of 132 public middle schools	85.6%	3		62.0	76.0	55.0	65.0		76.0	81.0	71.0	77.0		45.0	45.0	$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%)	53.7	59^th of 138 public middle schools	57.2%		43	78^th of 132 public middle schools	40.9%	19		47.0	46.0	32.0	42.0		59.0	58.0	55.0	57.0		42.0	42.0	$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.

Is Charlestown Middle School a good school?

Charlestown Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

How many students attend Charlestown Middle School?

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

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