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Hampstead Middle School

Q: Is Hampstead Middle School a good school?

Hampstead Middle School ranks 38 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Hampstead Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Hampstead, New Hampshire. It is part of the Hampstead School District, which is ranked 59 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hampstead Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in New Hampshire, with a ranking as high as 14th out of 134 schools in the 2015-2016 school year.

Hampstead Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 48% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 60% proficient or better in reading, compared to the state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, ranking 5th out of 51 New Hampshire middle schools for its special education students. Additionally, Hampstead Middle School has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 3.95% to 7.56% over the past few years, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.5 to 10.7 over the past few years.

While Hampstead Middle School consistently outperforms the state averages, some of the nearby schools, such as Windham Middle School and Windham Center School, also demonstrate strong academic performance. Windham Middle School, in particular, ranks 5th out of 132 New Hampshire middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating it is a high-performing school in the region. Hampstead Middle School's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and white students, is also noteworthy, as the school ranks among the top 35 middle schools in the state for these subgroups.

352

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,998

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28 School St.
Hampstead, NH 03841-5102

(603) 329-6743

District: Hampstead School District

Feeder schools for Hampstead Middle School:

Elementary:

Hampstead Central School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Hampshire median (71st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

New Hampshire avg45%

38^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 158Hampstead 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	67.4	38 of 132	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	18 of 134	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	51 of 125	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	22 of 128	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	36 of 125	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	14 of 134	89.6%	★★★★★
2015	78.8	15 of 107	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.5	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	84.7	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	13 of 127	89.8%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	8 of 127	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	77.3	16 of 125	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	88.1	7 of 126	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	32 of 112	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	25 of 110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	16 of 114	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	37 of 115	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	51 of 113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	18 of 114	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	26 of 116	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	34 of 116	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	27 of 117	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	22 of 117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	35 of 116	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	5 of 51	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.7	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	13 of 52	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	28 of 129	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	48 of 123	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	18 of 126	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading60%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%+6 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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
Hampstead Middle School	Public	5-8	28 School St.	Hampstead	03841	Rockingham County	Hampstead School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 329-6743	352	35	10.0	12.2%	319 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	67.4	38^th of 132 public middle schools	71.2%		64.8	38^th of 130 public middle schools	70.8%			35.0	52.0	49.0	58.0	48.0		59.0	59.0	54.0	71.0	60.0	36.0	40.0	38.0	$21,998
Timberlane Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	44 Greenough Rd.	Plaistow	03865	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 382-7131	723	71	10.1	15.1%	641 (88.7%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (4.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	46.4	72^nd of 132 public middle schools	45.5%		44.4	66^th of 130 public middle schools	49.2%	6			32.0	46.0	42.0	40.0			56.0	56.0	49.0	54.0		31.0	31.0	$19,420
Sanborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Danville Road	Kingston	03848	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-6226	251	25	10.2	10.0%	226 (90.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	42.8	79^th of 132 public middle schools	40.2%		39.6	81^st of 130 public middle schools	37.7%	2			30.0	51.0	27.0	35.0			51.0	59.0	47.0	52.0		35.0	35.0	$20,683
West Running Brook Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1 W Running Brook Ln	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 432-1250	639	53	12.0	26.8%	532 (83.3%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Woodbury School	Public	6-8	206 Main St.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7055	762	61	12.5	18.1%	587 (77.0%)	10 (1.3%)	98 (12.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	47.2	69^th of 132 public middle schools	47.7%		50.9	58^th of 130 public middle schools	55.4%	11			38.0	38.0	29.0	35.0			49.0	57.0	56.0	54.0		46.0	46.0	$15,435
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	Public	7-8	5 Hood Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1224	696	55	12.6	24.6%	573 (82.3%)	12 (1.7%)	50 (7.2%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	35	90^th of 132 public middle schools	31.8%		21	106^th of 130 public middle schools	18.5%	16				31.0	27.0	29.0				56.0	45.0	50.0		36.0	36.0	$16,238
Windham Center School	Public	5-6	2 Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1554	426	29	14.6	3.5%	351 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.2%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)		69.0	68.0			69.0		78.0	76.0			77.0	63.0		63.0	$16,293
Windham Middle School	Public	7-8	112A Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1556	414	34	12.1	3.1%	317 (76.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	93.2	5^th of 132 public middle schools	96.2%		94.1	3^rd of 130 public middle schools	97.7%	2				59.0	78.0	67.0				79.0	80.0	80.0		65.0	65.0	$15,858
Londonderry Middle School	Public	6-8	313 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6925	918	84	10.9	14.4%	798 (86.9%)	7 (0.8%)	56 (6.1%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	56.1	48^th of 132 public middle schools	63.6%		43.9	70^th of 130 public middle schools	46.2%	22			47.0	40.0	40.0	42.0			57.0	55.0	61.0	58.0		42.0	42.0	$16,998
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Stephen Batchelder Pkwy.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3394	413	36	11.4	28.6%	362 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	50.9	64^th of 132 public middle schools	51.5%		43.4	71^st of 130 public middle schools	45.4%	7	70.0	32.0	55.0	39.0	28.0	45.0	58.0	51.0	62.0	69.0	46.0	57.0	25.0	31.0	28.0	$19,733

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampstead Middle School

What district is Hampstead Middle School in?

Hampstead School District

Is Hampstead Middle School a good school?

Hampstead Middle School ranks 38^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hampstead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Hampstead Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Hampstead Middle School?

Students at Hampstead Middle School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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