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Keene Middle School

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Keene Middle School ranks 78 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 41% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Keene Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Keene, New Hampshire, with an enrollment of 601 students. The school is part of the Keene School District, which is ranked 84 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Keene Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS) in both mathematics and reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32% of Keene Middle School students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 42%. In reading, 54% of Keene Middle School students were proficient or better, slightly below the state average of 55%. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, as evidenced by its statewide ranking dropping from 64 out of 131 NH middle schools in 2017-2018 to 78 out of 132 in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as South Meadow School and Vilas Elementary School, Keene Middle School generally underperforms.

Keene Middle School's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups. While male students have ranked as high as 57 out of 116 NH middle schools, female students have ranked as low as 95 out of 114 schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 24.5% in 2021-2022 to 34.61% in 2023-2024. This higher rate of economically disadvantaged students may be contributing to the school's academic underperformance. To address these challenges, the school and district should focus on improving educational outcomes for all students, with a particular emphasis on addressing equity and inclusion issues.

626

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,700

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167 Maple Ave.
Keene, NH 03431-3126

(603) 357-9023

District: Keene School District

Students who attend Keene Middle School usually attend:

High:

Keene High School

Feeder schools for Keene Middle School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Fuller Elementary School
	Symonds Elementary School
	Wheelock Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

New Hampshire avg45%

78^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 158Keene 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	43.0	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	105 of 130	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	113 of 134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	107 of 130	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	76 of 128	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	64 of 131	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	87 of 134	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	74 of 107	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.0	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	103 of 131	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.5	81 of 131	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	58 of 127	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.4	65 of 127	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.3	59 of 129	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	44 of 125	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	32 of 126	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	76 of 112	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	95 of 114	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	89 of 115	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	87 of 113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	82 of 114	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	56 of 116	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	67.9	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	57 of 116	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.3	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	86 of 116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	51 of 114	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	76 of 131	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	114 of 132	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	106 of 129	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	91 of 123	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	79 of 126	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	58 of 129	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)55th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Science41%+3 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Keene 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
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
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%)	19.1	110^th of 132 public middle schools	16.7%		15	115^th of 130 public middle schools	11.5%	5			29.0	26.0	28.0			33.0	39.0	36.0		27.0	27.0	$19,978
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
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
Hinsdale Middle High School	Public	6-8	49 School St.	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 336-5984	121	9	13.4	43.0%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.6%)	11.6	120^th of 132 public middle schools	9.1%		10.3	122^nd of 130 public middle schools	6.2%	2		19.0	20.0	16.0	18.0		35.0	17.0	37.0	30.0		24.0	24.0	$23,749
Conant Middle High School (M)	Public	6-8	1 Conant Way	Jaffrey	03452	Cheshire County	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 532-8122	241	15	16.0	22.8%	214 (88.8%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	26.6	100^th of 132 public middle schools	24.2%		28.6	100^th of 130 public middle schools	23.1%			39.0	24.0	15.0	26.0		59.0	45.0	40.0	48.0		19.0	19.0	$16,774
South Meadow School	Public	5-8	108 Hancock Rd.	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 924-7105	332	35	9.4	26.2%	301 (90.7%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	54.8	54^th of 132 public middle schools	59.1%		42.3	74^th of 130 public middle schools	43.1%	20	39.0	47.0	52.0	38.0	45.0	51.0	54.0	63.0	51.0	55.0	40.0	35.0	37.0	$16,640
Great Brook School	Public	5-8	16 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 588-6630	224	27	8.2	27.7%	203 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	39.6	86^th of 132 public middle schools	34.8%		39.5	83^rd of 130 public middle schools	36.2%	3	28.0	40.0	32.0	42.0	35.0	53.0	46.0	45.0	50.0	49.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	$24,088
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Keene Middle School

Is Keene Middle School a good school?

Keene Middle School ranks 78^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Keene Middle School attend?

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

What district is Keene Middle School in?

Keene School District

How many students attend Keene Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Keene Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Keene Middle School?

Students at Keene Middle School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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