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Laconia Middle School

Q: Is Laconia Middle School a good school?

Laconia Middle School ranks 97 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Laconia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Laconia Middle School.

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

Students at Laconia Middle School are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 30% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Laconia Middle School is a public school serving about 414 students in grades 6–8 in Laconia, a central New Hampshire Lakes Region community, and is part of the Laconia School District.

The school’s results show meaningful long-term improvement, but achievement remains below New Hampshire averages. Its latest ranking places it around the 30th percentile statewide, up from the 5th percentile in 2017–2018. Reading is the strongest subject, with 48% of students proficient, compared with 31% in math and 28% in science. Reading and math have improved steadily since 2022–2023, while science has fluctuated. Laconia performs better than nearby Pittsfield Middle School and Franklin Middle School, but trails stronger local options such as Gilford Middle School, Belmont Middle School, Newfound Memorial Middle School, and Moultonborough Middle Level.

The clearest academic concern is mathematics in the later grades. Math proficiency falls from 45% in sixth grade to 30% in seventh grade and just 18% in eighth grade—the lowest eighth-grade math result among the nearby schools compared. Reading also declines by grade, from 53% in sixth grade to 42% in eighth grade, although less sharply. About 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a higher rate than at many higher-performing nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio is a moderate 11.1-to-1. Families may also want to ask how the school supports students receiving special education services, whose subgroup ranking is below the school’s overall standing. Overall, Laconia appears to be improving, with the greatest opportunity in eighth-grade math, science, later-grade reading, and targeted student support.

414

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,835

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 McGrath St
Laconia, NH 03246-2664

(603) 524-4632

District: Laconia School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

New Hampshire avg46%

97^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 166Laconia 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	32.0	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	98 of 132	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	98 of 130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	124 of 131	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	92 of 107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	109 of 131	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	96 of 127	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	84 of 127	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	61 of 129	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.7	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.8	106 of 126	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	95 of 112	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	102 of 115	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	101 of 114	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	76 of 113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	87 of 116	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	107 of 113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	95 of 136	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	94 of 131	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	116 of 126	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%-13 vs state

Science28%-10 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 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
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
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
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
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
Newfound Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N. Main St.	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-8162	296	26	11.3	35.1%	277 (93.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	60.8	47^th of 138 public middle schools	65.9%		55.1	51^st of 132 public middle schools	61.4%	4			41.0	52.0	50.0	48.0			48.0	61.0	61.0	57.0		50.0	50.0	$19,733
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Laconia Middle School

How many students attend Laconia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Laconia Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Laconia Middle School?

Students at Laconia Middle School are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Laconia Middle School in?

Laconia School District

Is Laconia Middle School a good school?

Laconia Middle School ranks 97^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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