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Monadnock Regional Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Monadnock Regional Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, with 251 students. The school is part of the Monadnock Regional School District, which is ranked 136 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Monadnock Regional 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 proficiency rates were 28% in Math, 36% in Reading, and 27% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42%, 55%, and 38%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as ranking in the bottom 20% of New Hampshire middle schools for White students and in the bottom 30% for Male students in both Math and Reading. However, the school's Special Education students perform relatively better compared to other student subgroups.

Monadnock Regional Middle School's challenges are not unique, as the nearby Vilas Elementary School, South Meadow School, and Walpole Elementary School tend to have higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. Additionally, Monadnock Regional Middle School's performance has generally declined over the past several years, with the school dropping from a 1-star rating to a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger between the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.

249

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,978

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 Old Homestead Hwy.
Swanzey, NH 03446-2308

(603) 352-6575

District: Monadnock Regional School District

Students who attend Monadnock Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Monadnock Regional High School

Feeder schools for Monadnock Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Cutler Elementary School
	Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School
	Gilsum STEAM Academy
	Mt. Caesar Elementary School
	More...
	Troy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

New Hampshire avg45%

110^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 158Monadnock 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	19.1	110 of 132	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	126 of 134	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	114 of 128	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	114 of 134	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	111 of 131	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	115 of 128	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	112 of 127	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	111 of 127	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	86 of 129	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.4	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.1	104 of 126	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	107 of 114	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	109 of 115	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	85 of 116	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	102 of 116	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	95 of 116	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	90 of 114	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	30 of 48	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	111 of 131	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	127 of 132	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	115 of 129	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	115 of 126	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Science27%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Monadnock Regional Middle School

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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 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 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
Monadnock Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	580 Old Homestead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-6575	249	18	14.2	30.5%	229 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	19.1	110^th of 132 public middle schools	16.7%		15	115^th of 130 public middle schools	11.5%	5			29.0	26.0	28.0			33.0	39.0	36.0		27.0	27.0	$19,978
Keene Middle School	Public	6-8	167 Maple Ave.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 357-9023	626	58	10.8	31.8%	544 (86.9%)	10 (1.6%)	22 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (4.6%)	43	78^th of 132 public middle schools	40.9%		22.1	105^th of 130 public middle schools	19.2%	27		28.0	38.0	31.0	32.0		51.0	64.0	46.0	54.0		41.0	41.0	$14,700
Hinsdale Middle High School	Public	6-8	49 School St.	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 336-5984	121	9	13.4	43.0%	104 (86.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.6%)	11.6	120^th of 132 public middle schools	9.1%		10.3	122^nd of 130 public middle schools	6.2%	2		19.0	20.0	16.0	18.0		35.0	17.0	37.0	30.0		24.0	24.0	$23,749
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
Walpole Elementary School	Public	5-8	8 Bemis Ln.	Walpole	03608	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 756-4728	123	13	9.3	22.0%	115 (93.5%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	63	42^nd of 132 public middle schools	68.2%		67.8	33^rd of 130 public middle schools	74.6%	9	47.0	37.0	41.0	32.0	40.0	63.0	78.0	76.0	61.0	69.0	44.0	46.0	45.0	$25,613
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
Vilas Elementary School	Public	5-8	82 Mechanic St.	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6351	108	11	9.6	40.7%	99 (91.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	51.8	63^rd of 132 public middle schools	52.3%		75.2	26^th of 130 public middle schools	80.0%	37	42.0	37.0	38.0	39.0	39.0	63.0	52.0	69.0	65.0	62.0	42.0	30.0	36.0	$27,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Monadnock Regional Middle School

What district is Monadnock Regional Middle School in?

Monadnock Regional School District

How many students attend Monadnock Regional Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Monadnock Regional Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Monadnock Regional Middle School?

Students at Monadnock Regional Middle School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Monadnock Regional Middle School a good school?

Monadnock Regional Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Monadnock Regional Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monadnock Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Monadnock Regional High School

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