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Oyster River High School

Q: Is Oyster River High School a good school?

Oyster River High School ranks 11 th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Oyster River High School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 88% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Oyster River High School is a public school serving about 825 students in grades 9–12 in Durham, NH, a Seacoast community within the Oyster River Coop School District. It is one of New Hampshire’s strongest traditional high schools, ranking 11th of 89 statewide in 2025–26 and maintaining a top-tier position for more than a decade. The school has a 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio, and its district ranks 11th of 166 statewide.

For families, the clearest strengths are graduation, student persistence, and reading achievement. Oyster River reported a 99.0% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–25, compared with 87.0% and 2.3% statewide. In 2025–26, 82% of students were proficient in reading, well above the 55% state average and tied with Portsmouth High School for the strongest result among nearby traditional schools. Oyster River also outperformed the state in mathematics, at 51% versus 44%, and science, at 53% versus 38%.

Mathematics is the main area to watch. Proficiency declined from 61% in 2022–23 to 51% in 2025–26, creating a notable gap with the school’s reading results and the district’s reported 69% mathematics proficiency. Science has also softened from a recent high of 62%. Even so, Oyster River generally compares favorably with nearby Exeter High School, Newmarket Junior-Senior High School, and Dover Senior High School. Its recent overall ranking fell from fifth to 11th, but the school remains firmly among the state’s highest performers. Families may also want to monitor changing outcomes for students receiving special education services, whose statewide subgroup ranking declined from third to 11th.

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: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Hampshire high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

New Hampshire avg46%

11^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 166Oyster 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
2026	88.5	11 of 89	87.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.5	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	87.2	12 of 81	85.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.3	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.1	11 of 88	87.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2024)64th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading82%+27 vs state

Science53%+15 vs state

Mathematics51%+7 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	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	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%)	88.5	11^th of 89 public high schools	87.6%		91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%	6	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	53.0	53.0	$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%)	58.1	27^th of 89 public high schools	69.7%		42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%	21	34.0	67.0	34.0	67.0	36.0	36.0	$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%)	76.5	19^th of 89 public high schools	78.7%		79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%	3	46.0	66.0	46.0	66.0	51.0	51.0	$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%)	19.3	77^th of 89 public high schools	13.5%		19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%	4	19.0	44.0	19.0	44.0	23.0	23.0	$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%)	92.1	7^th of 89 public high schools	92.1%		90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%	1	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	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%)	81.4	14^th of 89 public high schools	84.3%		85.3	10^th of 86 public high schools	88.4%	4	45.0	70.0	45.0	70.0	55.0	55.0	$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%)	45.2	40^th of 89 public high schools	55.1%		50.9	35^th of 86 public high schools	59.3%	5	29.0	69.0	29.0	69.0	19.0	19.0	$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%)	78.6	17^th of 89 public high schools	80.9%		81.7	13^th of 86 public high schools	84.9%	4	27.0	80.0	27.0	80.0	70.0	70.0
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%)	19.5	76^th of 89 public high schools	14.6%		20.5	72^nd of 86 public high schools	16.3%	4	411.0	35.0	< 10%	35.0	33.0	33.0
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%)	38.6	51^st of 89 public high schools	42.7%		19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%	23	21.0	59.0	21.0	59.0	33.0	33.0	$16,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Oyster River High School

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

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.

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

Is Oyster River High School a good school?

Oyster River High School ranks 11^th of 89 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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