Mascoma Valley Regional High School

Mascoma Valley Regional High School is a public, grades 9–12 school in Canaan, New Hampshire, serving about 303 students in a small-town, rural area through the Mascoma Valley Regional School District. The school offers a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1 and has shown meaningful improvement over time, although its latest state ranking—49th of 89 New Hampshire high schools—places it near the middle statewide.

For families, one of Mascoma’s clearest strengths is helping students complete high school. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 93.2%, above the statewide rate of 87.0%, and the latest reported dropout rate was 0.0%. Academic results are more uneven. Mathematics is the largest concern: 25% of students reached proficiency, compared with 44% statewide. Reading proficiency was 50%, somewhat below the state’s 55%, while science was a relative strength at 40%, slightly above the state’s 38%. Results improved substantially from 2022–23 through 2024–25, but math and reading declined in the most recent year, suggesting that maintaining progress across graduating classes remains a challenge.

Nearby schools provide useful context. Hanover High School and Lebanon High School have much stronger test results, particularly in math and reading, while Sunapee Senior High School also ranks among the state’s highest-performing schools. In contrast, Newport Middle High School reports weaker academic results and a lower graduation rate. Mascoma therefore occupies a middle position locally: stronger in graduation, persistence, and science than some nearby schools, but behind the area’s top performers in academic proficiency. Parents may want to ask specifically about math support, reading interventions, and services for students receiving special education.