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Boynton Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 21% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Boynton Middle School is a public school in New Ipswich, a small southern New Hampshire community, serving about 260 students in grades 5–8 through the Mascenic Regional School District. The school offers a relatively small setting, with a 14.0 student-teacher ratio, but its recent academic results are below state averages and most nearby comparison schools.

For 2025–2026, 27% of Boynton students were proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide; reading proficiency was 45%, compared with 55% statewide; and science proficiency was 28%, compared with 38%. Math is the clearest overall weakness. Results also vary sharply by grade: fifth-grade reading reached 67% and seventh-grade math reached 52%, both above state averages. However, sixth-grade math was only 12%, sixth-grade reading was 30%, and eighth-grade students posted low results in math, reading, and science. These patterns make the sixth-grade transition and eighth-grade readiness important areas for parents to ask about.

Boynton’s statewide ranking fell from the 34th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 21st percentile in 2025–2026, while proficiency declined in all three tested subjects. Among nearby schools, Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School posted higher results in math, reading, and science, as did Conant Middle High School. South Meadow School also outperformed Boynton in math and reading. These schools are not identical comparisons because they differ in grade span, enrollment, and community characteristics, but the consistent gaps suggest broad instructional and student-support challenges. The strongest improvement opportunities are strengthening sixth-grade instruction, preparing students for high school, and identifying the practices behind Boynton’s stronger fifth-grade reading and seventh-grade math results.

260

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,123

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

500 Turnpike Rd.
New Ipswich, NH 03071-9665

(603) 878-4800

District: Mascenic Regional School District

Students who attend Boynton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mascenic Regional High School

Feeder schools for Boynton Middle School:

Elementary:

Highbridge Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Asian:

1.2%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2019) to 21st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

New Hampshire avg46%

109^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 166Mascenic 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	23.3	109 of 138	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	80 of 130	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	83 of 134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	102 of 125	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.1	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	126 of 134	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.4	42 of 132	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	70 of 131	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	55 of 131	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	49.3	70 of 127	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	49 of 127	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	67 of 129	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.8	95 of 125	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.7	70 of 126	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	72 of 112	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	50 of 114	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	57 of 116	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	101 of 121	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	74 of 117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	81 of 117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	81 of 116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	83 of 131	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	87 of 129	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	104 of 123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	87 of 126	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	88 of 129	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Science28%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-17 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
Boynton Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Turnpike Rd.	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-4800	260	19	14.0	25.4%	250 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	23.3	109^th of 138 public middle schools	21.0%		38.5	87^th of 132 public middle schools	34.1%	22		31.0	12.0	52.0	15.0	27.0		67.0	30.0	56.0	34.0	45.0	37.0	20.0	28.0	$17,123
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School	Public	6-8	57 School Rd.	Wilton	03086	Hillsborough County	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 732-9230	130	15	8.6	23.8%	122 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	39	88^th of 138 public middle schools	36.2%		35	89^th of 132 public middle schools	32.6%	1			34.0	35.0	33.0	34.0			30.0	50.0	73.0	50.0		36.0	36.0	$22,386
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%)	43	77^th of 138 public middle schools	44.2%		26.6	100^th of 132 public middle schools	24.2%	23			41.0	44.0	24.0	36.0			55.0	57.0	47.0	53.0		36.0	36.0	$16,774
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy	Public	4-6	24 Townsend Hill Rd	Brookline	03033	Hillsborough County	Brookline School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-0122	242	20	11.9	2.5%	219 (90.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)	74.0	40.0	65.0			59.0	61.0	57.0	68.0			62.0	32.0		32.0	$17,482
Milford Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Osgood Rd.	Milford	03055	Hillsborough County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-5221	445	46	9.7	19.3%	377 (84.7%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	32.1	96^th of 138 public middle schools	30.4%		27.8	96^th of 132 public middle schools	27.3%				42.0	32.0	33.0	36.0			48.0	54.0	39.0	47.0		19.0	19.0	$17,073
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%)	52	62^nd of 138 public middle schools	55.1%		54.8	54^th of 132 public middle schools	59.1%	8		34.0	48.0	47.0	45.0	43.0		53.0	58.0	56.0	49.0	54.0	27.0	32.0	29.0	$16,640
Hollis Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	12 Drury Ln.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 465-9182	277	27	10.1	3.2%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	64.0	68.0	61.0			65.0	68.0	78.0	75.0			73.0	60.0		60.0	$17,206
Hollis-Brookline Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Main St.	Hollis	03049	Hillsborough County	Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 324-5997	369	35	10.6	3.5%	331 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	90.5	8^th of 138 public middle schools	94.2%		74.7	24^th of 132 public middle schools	81.8%	16				69.0	66.0	67.0				74.0	76.0	75.0		66.0	66.0	$17,320
Amherst Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Cross Rd.	Amherst	03031	Hillsborough County	Amherst School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-8944	635	52	12.2	8.2%	571 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	86.1	14^th of 138 public middle schools	89.9%		81.9	15^th of 132 public middle schools	88.6%	1		60.0	72.0	66.0	60.0	64.0		67.0	69.0	77.0	67.0	71.0	58.0	55.0	56.0	$20,246
Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)	Public, Charter	5-8	9 Townsend West	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Academy for Science and Design Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 595-4705	408	27	15.2	1.7%	161 (39.5%)	12 (2.9%)	18 (4.4%)	183 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.1%)	96.2	4^th of 138 public middle schools	97.1%		94.3	2^nd of 132 public middle schools	98.5%	2		79.0	81.0	79.0	78.0	79.0		83.0	76.0	85.0	81.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	77.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Boynton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Boynton Middle School?

Students at Boynton Middle School are 96% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Boynton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Boynton Middle School.

What district is Boynton Middle School in?

Mascenic Regional School District

What high school do graduates of Boynton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Boynton Middle School usually go on to attend Mascenic Regional High School

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Boynton Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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