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Vilas Elementary School

Q: Is Vilas Elementary School a good school?

Vilas Elementary School ranks 63 rd of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Vilas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 108 students attended Vilas Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Vilas Elementary School?

Students at Vilas Elementary School are 92% White, 7% Two or more races.

Public Grades 5-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 54% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Vilas Elementary School is a small public school in the Alstead, New Hampshire, area serving 108 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District. Its 9.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio may support a more personal school experience, although its small enrollment can also make test results and rankings change noticeably from year to year. The school currently ranks 63rd out of 138 New Hampshire schools, placing it around the 54th percentile and making it one of the stronger schools in this comparison group.

Reading is the school’s clearest strength. In 2025–26, 65% of students were proficient in reading, compared with 49% across the district and 55% statewide. That was the highest reading result among the nearby comparison schools, exceeding Keene Middle School at 57%, Walpole Elementary School at 51%, and Charlestown Middle School at 43%. Mathematics was more mixed: 37% were proficient, below the state’s 44% but slightly above the district’s 35%. Science was a relative strength as well, with 42% proficiency compared with 37% districtwide and 38% statewide. Overall, the school performs substantially better than Monadnock Regional Middle School, Newport Middle School, and Claremont Middle School on current measures.

The school has improved significantly over the past decade, rising from the 30th percentile in 2015–16 to the 80th percentile in 2023–24 before settling near the mid-50th percentile in the two most recent years. Reading remained strong and science improved, while math declined from 50% proficiency in 2023–24 to 37% in 2025–26. Grade 5 results were especially strong in reading and science, but reading and science outcomes were weaker by grade 8. For families, the main positives are strong literacy, solid science performance, and results that exceed the broader district profile; the key questions are how the school is supporting mathematics—particularly in grades 5 and 6—and how it maintains achievement through the middle-school years.

108

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,436

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

82 Mechanic St.
Alstead, NH 03602-0670

(603) 835-6351

District: Fall Mountain Regional School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2024 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Hampshire median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2024) to 54th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg40%

New Hampshire avg46%

63^rd of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	51.9	63 of 138	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	63 of 132	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	34 of 134	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	31 of 130	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	83 of 125	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	54 of 128	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	94 of 134	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	75 of 107	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.7	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	110 of 131	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.8	98 of 128	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	87 of 127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	88 of 129	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	62 of 126	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	50 of 113	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	44 of 112	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	33 of 114	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	48 of 114	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	61 of 121	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	64 of 116	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	61 of 117	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	53 of 116	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	42 of 113	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	33 of 114	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	61 of 136	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	64 of 131	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	24 of 128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	36 of 132	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	30 of 129	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	54 of 126	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)56th percentile~ school

White (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+10 vs state

Science42%+4 vs state

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The principle is the core problem here. She does not enforce the teachers to follow protocols, guidelines and follow Special Education Plans and IEPs. Some of the teachers are rude and insensitive. The principle believes in guilty by association and will hand out a demerit for a first offense, rather than a warning and innocent until proved otherwise. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	21.3	113^th of 138 public middle schools	18.1%		19.1	110^th of 132 public middle schools	16.7%	3			41.0	27.0	34.0			44.0	28.0	36.0		17.0	17.0	$19,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Vilas Elementary School

How many students attend Vilas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 108 students attended Vilas Elementary School.

What district is Vilas Elementary School in?

Fall Mountain Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Vilas Elementary School?

Students at Vilas Elementary School are 92% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Vilas Elementary School a good school?

Vilas Elementary School ranks 63^rd of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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