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Gilford Middle School

Q: Is Gilford Middle School a good school?

Gilford Middle School ranks 36 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Gilford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Gilford Middle School.

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

Students at Gilford Middle School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Gilford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gilford Middle School usually go on to attend Gilford High School

Public Grades 5-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 74% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Gilford Middle School is a 277-student public school serving grades 5–8 in the Lakes Region community of Gilford, New Hampshire, as part of the Gilford School District. The school ranks 36th out of 138 New Hampshire middle schools, placing it in the state’s top quarter and making it one of the strongest schools in the local comparison group.

Academically, the school’s clearest strength is reading: 65% of students were proficient in 2025–26, the highest rate among nearby full middle schools. That compares with 56% at Moultonborough Middle Level, 61% at Belmont Middle School, and 48% at nearby Laconia Middle School. Mathematics proficiency was 51%, above New Hampshire’s 44%, with especially strong results in sixth and seventh grades, both at 60%. The school’s student-teacher ratio is favorable at 9.5 to 1, and its overall ranking has improved considerably since 2023–24. Families may also note the school’s exceptionally strong statewide ranking for students receiving special education services.

Science is the main area for improvement. Thirty-five percent of students were proficient, slightly below the state average and behind results at Newfound Memorial Middle School and Moultonborough Middle Level. Eighth-grade mathematics was another weaker point, at 38%, compared with 60% in grades 6 and 7. Overall, Gilford Middle School offers strong literacy, above-average mathematics, improving staffing levels, and generally better results than nearby schools such as Laconia Middle School, while science deserves closer attention.

277

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,625

Per pupil spending ?

15.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

72 Alvah Wilson Rd.
Gilford, NH 03249-7504

(603) 527-2460

District: Gilford School District

Students who attend Gilford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gilford High School

Feeder schools for Gilford Middle School:

Elementary:

Gilford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

New Hampshire avg46%

36^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 46 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 166Gilford 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	65.8	36 of 138	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	36 of 132	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	54 of 130	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	53 of 134	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	41 of 130	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	39 of 125	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	28 of 125	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	36.9	97 of 134	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.0	49 of 107	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.0	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	52 of 131	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	58.5	48 of 128	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.4	69 of 127	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.4	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	16 of 126	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	39 of 112	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	36 of 114	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	31 of 113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	20 of 114	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	24 of 116	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	25 of 121	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	61 of 113	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	58 of 117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	49 of 117	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	38 of 116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	14 of 113	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	25 of 114	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	46 of 136	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	43 of 131	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	58 of 128	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	40 of 129	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	17 of 126	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	30 of 129	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+10 vs state

Mathematics51%+7 vs state

Science35%-3 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	65.8	36^th of 138 public middle schools	73.9%		69.7	36^th of 132 public middle schools	72.7%			44.0	60.0	60.0	38.0	51.0		66.0	64.0	76.0	52.0	65.0	34.0	36.0	35.0	$20,625
Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	150 McGrath St	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-4632	414	37	11.1	43.0%	350 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	32	97^th of 138 public middle schools	29.7%		27.1	98^th of 132 public middle schools	25.8%	1			45.0	30.0	18.0	31.0			53.0	49.0	42.0	48.0		28.0	28.0	$17,835
Belmont Middle School	Public	5-8	38 School St	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-9220	350	32	11.0	29.7%	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	61.7	45^th of 138 public middle schools	67.4%		53.9	57^th of 132 public middle schools	56.8%	12		30.0	46.0	41.0	57.0	44.0		63.0	54.0	56.0	71.0	61.0	31.0	44.0	37.0	$17,773
Inter-Lakes Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Laker Ln	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	137	16	8.3	29.9%	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	35.4	91^st of 138 public middle schools	34.1%		61.4	45^th of 132 public middle schools	65.9%	46				42.0	41.0	41.0				53.0	34.0	43.0		27.0	27.0	$27,226
Kingswood Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	404 S Main St	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3689	345	37	9.3	32.8%	328 (95.1%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53	60^th of 138 public middle schools	56.5%		54.3	56^th of 132 public middle schools	57.6%	4				41.0	44.0	42.0				58.0	59.0	58.0		37.0	37.0	$20,384
Crescent Lake School	Public	4-6	75 McManus Rd.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-0223	181	17	10.6	32.0%	165 (91.2%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)	79.0	43.0	64.0			59.0	67.0	61.0	62.0			63.0	61.0		61.0	$18,212
Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	76 Winter St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-7143	361	28	12.8	37.4%	318 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	39.8	86^th of 138 public middle schools	37.7%		36.3	88^th of 132 public middle schools	33.3%	2		52.0	67.0	42.0	35.0	49.0		43.0	37.0	38.0	36.0	39.0	27.0	41.0	34.0	$17,312
Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Sanborn St	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-5828	301	27	10.9	67.1%	258 (85.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	3.6	138^th of 138 public middle schools	0.0%		9.7	124^th of 132 public middle schools	6.1%	14		423.0	437.0	14.0	496.0	< 10%		21.0	591.0	24.0	18.0	18.0	529.0	829.0	< 10%	$17,008
Moultonborough Middle Level	Public	6-8	25 Blake Rd.	Moultonborough	03254	Carroll County	Moultonborough School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 476-5517	109	15	7.1	22.0%	105 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	67.3	35^th of 138 public middle schools	74.6%		48.7	66^th of 132 public middle schools	50.0%	31			61.0	56.0	56.0	58.0			45.0	62.0	61.0	56.0		48.0	48.0	$36,148
Pittsfield Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Oneida St	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	103			52.4%	87 (84.5%)	2 (1.9%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	9.8	129^th of 138 public middle schools	6.5%		15.5	115^th of 132 public middle schools	12.9%	14			21.0	14.0	16.0	17.0			36.0	28.0	32.0	31.0		15.0	15.0	$15,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilford Middle School

What district is Gilford Middle School in?

Gilford School District

What high school do graduates of Gilford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gilford Middle School usually go on to attend Gilford High School

How many students attend Gilford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Gilford Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gilford Middle School?

Students at Gilford Middle School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Gilford Middle School a good school?

Gilford Middle School ranks 36^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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