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Middleton Elementary School

Q: Is Middleton Elementary School a good school?

Middleton Elementary School ranks 126 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Middleton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Middleton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Middleton Elementary School?

Students at Middleton Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Middleton Elementary School is a small community school in Middleton, NH, serving 155 students from pre-kindergarten through Grade 6. Its current statewide ranking—126th out of 230 schools, or the 45th percentile—is its strongest in several years. The school’s recent progress is encouraging: it rose from the 10th percentile in 2021–2022, although its two-star rating shows that overall performance remains around the middle of the state. The Middleton School District ranks 103rd of 166 New Hampshire districts.

Mathematics is the school’s clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 49% of students were proficient in math, above both the district’s 47% and the state’s 44%. Grade 3 and Grade 4 math results were especially strong, with 67% and 66% proficiency. Reading also improved considerably, rising to 48%, although that remains below the state average of 55%. Compared with nearby schools, Middleton generally performs well: it ranks behind only New Durham Elementary School among the listed local schools and scores higher overall than Maple Street Magnet School, McClelland School, and East Rochester School. New Durham is the strongest nearby benchmark, with higher math, reading, and science scores and a lower student-teacher ratio.

The most important concerns are concentrated in Grade 5 and science. Only 14% of Grade 5 students were proficient in math and 27% in reading, while the school’s science proficiency fell to 23%, well below New Hampshire’s 38%. Results in science have also varied considerably from year to year. Middleton’s reported student-teacher ratio is 11.0, and about one-third of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch—figures that provide useful context but do not determine school quality. The school should continue building on its recent math and reading gains while examining Grade 5 instruction, science teaching, and the large difference between female- and male-student subgroup results. Overall, Middleton appears to be a steadily improving school with strong results in some grades and clear, specific areas for continued improvement.

155

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,149

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Kings Highway
Middleton, NH 03887-6219

(603) 473-5000

District: Middleton School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2019 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

New Hampshire avg46%

126^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 37 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 166Middleton 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	46.7	126 of 230	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	162 of 224	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	190 of 234	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	160 of 237	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	209 of 233	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	115 of 211	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	211 of 231	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	53 of 184	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	114 of 182	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	132 of 184	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	127 of 186	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	126 of 199	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	185 of 194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	185 of 228	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	161 of 233	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	117 of 209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%+5 vs state

Reading48%-7 vs state

Science23%-15 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Kings Highway	Middleton	03887	Carroll County	Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 473-5000	155	14	11.0	33.5%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	46.7	126^th of 230 public elementary schools	45.2%		31.2	162^nd of 224 public elementary schools	27.7%	36	67.0	66.0	14.0	48.0			49.0	67.0	47.0	27.0	57.0			48.0	23.0		23.0	$18,149
Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Taylor Way	Sanbornville	03872	Carroll County	Wakefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 522-8891	410	36	11.3	37.1%	390 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	22.3	194^th of 230 public elementary schools	15.7%		15.8	198^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.6%	4	30.0	39.0	23.0	26.0	27.0	41.0	30.0	48.0	40.0	49.0	36.0	38.0	19.0	38.0	25.0	20.0	22.0	$16,298
Valley View Community School	Public	PK, KG-3	79 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-4757	245	28	8.7	40.8%	213 (86.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)								(n/a)	42.0						42.0	42.0						42.0				$19,514
New Durham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7 Old Bay Rd.	New Durham	03855	Strafford County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 859-2061	144	17	8.5	23.6%	132 (91.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	63.8	72^nd of 230 public elementary schools	68.7%		51.1	111^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.4%	39		67.0	39.0	76.0			60.0		38.0	61.0	80.0			57.0	43.0		43.0	$33,403
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 School St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4539	237	20	11.8	41.8%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	15.7	210^th of 230 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.2	200^th of 224 public elementary schools	10.7%	10	28.0	30.0	22.0				27.0	24.0	45.0	42.0				39.0	25.0		25.0	$17,725
Alton Central School (Elem)	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School St.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Alton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 875-7500	407	44	9.3	15.0%	389 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	29.9	171^st of 230 public elementary schools	25.7%		26.9	178^th of 224 public elementary schools	20.5%	7	47.0	46.0	15.0	17.0	31.0	38.0	32.0	44.0	49.0	54.0	47.0	40.0	67.0	51.0	28.0	50.0	40.0	$23,872
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	70.0						70.0	52.0						52.0				$18,909
East Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-5	773 Portland St	Rochester	03868	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-2146	300	29	10.3	29.7%	263 (87.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	21.7	195^th of 230 public elementary schools	15.2%		50.4	112^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.0%	83	39.0	50.0	23.0				35.0	43.0	36.0	41.0				41.0	15.0		15.0	$21,006
Maple Street Magnet School	Public	K-5	27 Maple St	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-6481	114	10	11.4	24.6%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	30.2	169^th of 230 public elementary schools	26.5%		31.1	165^th of 224 public elementary schools	26.3%	4	50.0	37.0	36.0				41.0	56.0	32.0	50.0				45.0	14.0		14.0	$16,897
Chamberlain Street School	Public	K-5	65 Chamberlain St	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 332-5258	316	33	9.5	37.7%	276 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	10.2	221^st of 230 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.2	193^rd of 224 public elementary schools	13.8%	28	397.0	36.0	16.0				20.0	13.0	36.0	26.0				26.0	538.0		< 10%	$15,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Middleton Elementary School

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Middleton School District

How many students attend Middleton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Middleton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Middleton Elementary School?

Students at Middleton Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Middleton Elementary School a good school?

Middleton Elementary School ranks 126^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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