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Boynton Middle School

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Boynton Middle School ranks 87 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 34% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Boynton Middle School is a public middle school located in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 253 students. The school is part of the Mascenic Regional School District, which is ranked 105 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boynton Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the NH SAS assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 32% compared to the state average of 42%, and its Reading proficiency rate was 50% compared to the state's 55%. The school's performance varies significantly between different student groups, with female students performing relatively better, ranking in the top half of middle schools in the state, while male students and white students perform much worse, ranking in the bottom half. Boynton Middle School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 20.32% to 25.46% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.5 over the past few years, Boynton Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school's leadership and the Mascenic Regional School District should prioritize addressing the school's academic performance and equity issues to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.

260

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,123

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

New Hampshire avg45%

87^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 158Mascenic 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
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
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
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
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)

White (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Science42%+4 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

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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
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%)	38.5	87^th of 132 public middle schools	34.1%		39.8	80^th of 130 public middle schools	38.5%	7		33.0	23.0	43.0	29.0	32.0		50.0	43.0	50.0	57.0	50.0	47.0	38.0	42.0	$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%)	35	89^th of 132 public middle schools	32.6%		36.2	87^th of 130 public middle schools	33.1%	2			36.0	21.0	10.0	23.0			53.0	64.0	48.0	54.0		33.0	33.0	$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%)	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
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)	56.0	44.0	61.0			54.0	49.0	60.0	74.0			60.0	39.0		39.0	$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%)	27.8	96^th of 132 public middle schools	27.3%		46.6	62^nd of 130 public middle schools	52.3%	34			27.0	27.0	39.0	31.0			46.0	38.0	47.0	44.0		25.0	25.0	$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%)	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
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)	72.0	50.0	84.0			68.0	70.0	78.0	82.0			77.0	55.0		55.0	$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%)	74.7	24^th of 132 public middle schools	81.8%		86	13^th of 130 public middle schools	90.0%	11				65.0	49.0	57.0				74.0	61.0	67.0		41.0	41.0	$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%)	81.9	15^th of 132 public middle schools	88.6%		72.9	29^th of 130 public middle schools	77.7%	14		69.0	79.0	72.0	50.0	67.0		66.0	77.0	73.0	59.0	68.0	52.0	45.0	48.0	$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%)	94.3	2^nd of 132 public middle schools	98.5%		95.7	2^nd of 130 public middle schools	98.5%			85.0	77.0	77.0	70.0	76.0		83.0	82.0	83.0	76.0	81.0	68.0	56.0	59.0

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

Is Boynton Middle School a good school?

Boynton Middle School ranks 87^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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