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Oyster River High School

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 94% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Oyster River High School is a public high school located in Durham, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 838 students. The school is part of the Oyster River Coop School District, which is ranked 11th out of 158 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oyster River High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Hampshire, ranking 5th out of 86 schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional academic performance. Oyster River students consistently outperform the state averages in various standardized tests, including the NH SAS and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86% of Oyster River students were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 55%. The school also has an impressive four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.6% to 97.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Oyster River High School is located in close proximity to several other high-performing schools, such as Portsmouth High School and Exeter High School, which also rank among the top high schools in the state. This suggests a strong educational ecosystem in the region, with multiple options for families seeking high-quality public education. While Oyster River High School is an exceptional performer, the data also reveals some potential areas for improvement, such as the relatively lower performance in mathematics compared to reading and science, and the school's dropout rate, which, while low, could be an area of focus for further improvement.

825

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,567

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Coe Dr.
Durham, NH 03824-2232

(603) 868-2375

District: Oyster River Coop School District

Feeder schools for Oyster River High School:

Elementary:	Mast Way School
	Moharimet School
Middle:	Oyster River Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Hampshire high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Hampshire average (87%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

New Hampshire avg46%

5^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 158Oyster River Coop 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	91.2	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	9 of 85	89.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	9 of 85	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	3 of 84	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	4 of 71	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	5 of 81	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	6 of 82	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	4 of 84	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.3	9 of 77	88.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	18 of 85	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	14 of 83	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	87.8	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.6	12 of 81	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	88.7	6 of 79	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	7 of 80	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	7 of 81	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	10 of 78	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	7 of 79	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	6 of 82	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	11 of 78	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	7 of 78	91.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	80.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	6 of 86	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	10 of 83	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	10 of 85	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)64th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading86%+31 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Science55%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, February 25, 2023

There are some good teachers, but overall the school is awful. There is absolutely no good reason for it to be ranked as one of the best schools in New Hampshire. This school lets students get away with bullying! Despite teaching students to stand up against bullying, the adults unabashedly turn a blind eye from it, leading to incidents regularly taking place on campus, some of which have led to violence and endangerment resulting in injuries. Most of the time, the school lays the blame on the victim rather than the person in the wrong.

Addressing this issue to the school may not be the best idea either. Disagree with them in any way and they will just hound you and your children. Because of the bullying, some parents (including me) have removed their children from Oyster River. Close Quote

Schools Near Oyster River High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	825	67	12.3	7.4%	714 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	39 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%		91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		55.0	86.0	55.0	86.0	55.0	55.0	$19,567
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,371	108	12.6	23.1%	1,118 (81.5%)	24 (1.8%)	64 (4.7%)	83 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%		62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%	19	26.0	64.0	26.0	64.0	33.0	33.0	$14,825
Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	274	28	9.8	19.3%	223 (81.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.2%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%		65.4	25^th of 87 public high schools	71.3%	9	47.0	76.0	47.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$17,720
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	399	35	11.4	28.6%	298 (74.7%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%		25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%	6	17.0	45.0	17.0	45.0	30.0	30.0	$20,583
Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	50 Andrew Jarvis Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-7100	1,017	89	11.4	11.0%	822 (80.8%)	7 (0.7%)	59 (5.8%)	49 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.7%)	90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%		92.1	4^th of 87 public high schools	95.4%	2	52.0	80.0	52.0	80.0	61.0	61.0	$19,004
Exeter High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Hawk Dr	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Exeter Region Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8400	1,348	111	12.1	7.2%	1,209 (89.7%)	23 (1.7%)	40 (3.0%)	42 (3.1%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.6%)	85.3	10^th of 86 public high schools	88.4%		79.1	15^th of 87 public high schools	82.8%	5	50.0	80.0	50.0	80.0	51.0	51.0	$19,185
Epping High School	Public	9-12	21 Academy St.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-5472	213	23	9.2	16.0%	195 (91.5%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	50.9	35^th of 86 public high schools	59.3%		25	69^th of 87 public high schools	20.7%	34	38.0	68.0	38.0	68.0	25.0	25.0	$21,864
Virtual Learning Academy (H)	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	19 Hampton Rd	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Virtual Learning Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(603) 778-2500	386	66	5.8	11.9%	333 (86.3%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	81.7	13^th of 86 public high schools	84.9%		91	6^th of 87 public high schools	93.1%	7	38.0	78.0	38.0	78.0	60.0	60.0
Great Bay Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	30 Linden St.	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Great Bay Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 519-9003	94	8	11.8	22.3%	82 (87.2%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)	20.5	72^nd of 86 public high schools	16.3%		17	77^th of 87 public high schools	11.5%	5		52.0		52.0	25.0	25.0
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%		25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%	6	15.0	55.0	15.0	55.0	22.0	22.0	$16,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Oyster River High School

What schools feed into Oyster River High School?

Oyster River High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mast Way School
Elementary : Moharimet School
Middle : Oyster River Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oyster River High School?

Students at Oyster River High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

Is Oyster River High School a good school?

Yes. Oyster River High School ranks in the top 5.8% of New Hampshire high schools.

How many students attend Oyster River High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Oyster River High School.

What district is Oyster River High School in?

Oyster River Coop School District

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