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Oyster River Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 92% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Oyster River Middle School in Durham, NH, serves 585 students in grades 5–8 and is part of the highly regarded Oyster River Coop School District in a competitive Seacoast-area school region.

Oyster River is one of New Hampshire’s strongest middle schools, ranking 11th out of 138 statewide for 2025–26 and earning a five-star rating. Its results are well above state averages in all three tested subjects: 69% of students are proficient in math, 71% in reading, and 59% in science. Math is a particularly strong area, exceeding the state rate by 25 percentage points, while science is another standout at 21 points above the state. The school’s strongest grade-level results are in seventh grade, with 80% proficiency in math and 83% in reading. Sixth-grade math and reading are comparatively lower, at 60% and 59%, making the transition into middle school an area families may want to monitor. The school also reports strong outcomes for students receiving special education services, ranking among the top four schools statewide for that subgroup in each of the past two years shown.

Oyster River compares favorably with other nearby high-performing schools. Its current overall ranking is slightly ahead of Portsmouth Middle School and well ahead of Rye Junior High School, although both have higher overall reading proficiency. Oyster River’s science rate is especially distinctive: 59%, compared with 52% at Portsmouth and 48% at Rye. It also outperforms Hampton Academy, Cooperative Middle School, and Dover Middle School in overall results. With a favorable 9.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio and a long record of top-tier rankings, Oyster River offers consistently strong academics, with reading and sixth-grade performance the clearest areas to watch.

585

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,012

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Coe Dr.
Durham, NH 03824-2252

(603) 868-2155

District: Oyster River Coop School District

Students who attend Oyster River Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oyster River High School

Feeder schools for Oyster River Middle School:

Elementary:	Mast Way School
	Moharimet School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Asian:

7.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Hampshire middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

New Hampshire avg46%

11^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 8% (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	87.9	11 of 138	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	8 of 132	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	6 of 130	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	6 of 134	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	8 of 130	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	17 of 125	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	14 of 128	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	6 of 134	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	85.4	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	10 of 132	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	11 of 131	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	5 of 131	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.6	15 of 128	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	16 of 127	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	37 of 127	70.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.8	14 of 125	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	13 of 126	89.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	16 of 113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	9 of 112	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	4 of 110	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	6 of 114	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	6 of 115	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	13 of 113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	9 of 114	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	7 of 116	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	9 of 121	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	7 of 116	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	5 of 113	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	7 of 117	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	6 of 117	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	15 of 113	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	6 of 114	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	3 of 51	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	1 of 49	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	11 of 136	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	9 of 131	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	8 of 128	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	7 of 132	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	18 of 123	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	15 of 126	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	5 of 129	96.1%	★★★★★

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 (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+16 vs state

Mathematics69%+25 vs state

Science59%+21 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 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
Oyster River Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2155	585	59	9.9	10.4%	493 (84.3%)	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	87.9	11^th of 138 public middle schools	92.0%		91.1	8^th of 132 public middle schools	93.9%	3	61.0	60.0	80.0	75.0	69.0	68.0	59.0	83.0	74.0	71.0	55.0	62.0	59.0	$19,012
Dover Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Daley Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 516-7200	941	70	13.4	24.7%	745 (79.2%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.6%)	59 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.9%)	65.1	37^th of 138 public middle schools	73.2%		43	77^th of 132 public middle schools	41.7%	40	48.0	48.0	45.0	50.0	48.0	63.0	57.0	64.0	60.0	61.0	44.0	52.0	48.0	$13,443
Newmarket Junior-Senior High (Elem)	Public	6-8	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	225	22	10.4	17.3%	184 (81.8%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.4%)	78.1	26^th of 138 public middle schools	81.2%		70.3	33^rd of 132 public middle schools	75.0%	7		53.0	64.0	55.0	58.0		72.0	65.0	65.0	67.0		53.0	53.0
Barrington Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Haley Dr	Barrington	03825	Strafford County	Barrington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 664-2127	398	33	12.0	10.8%	368 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	54.3	57^th of 138 public middle schools	58.7%		52.5	60^th of 132 public middle schools	54.5%	3	54.0	43.0	43.0	49.0	48.0	72.0	49.0	64.0	58.0	61.0	53.0	36.0	46.0	$16,629
Somersworth Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2126	286	30	9.6	38.5%	208 (72.7%)	9 (3.1%)	16 (5.6%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	21.3	114^th of 138 public middle schools	17.4%		23.7	103^rd of 132 public middle schools	22.0%	11		14.0	21.0	22.0	19.0		32.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		27.0	27.0	$18,872
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Parrott Ave.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-5781	486	47	10.3	17.3%	363 (74.7%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.1%)	86.8	13^th of 138 public middle schools	90.6%		85.5	14^th of 132 public middle schools	89.4%	1		65.0	66.0	55.0	62.0		77.0	79.0	76.0	77.0		52.0	52.0	$19,555
Epping Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Prescott Rd.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-2544	194	19	10.4	21.1%	182 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	39.1	87^th of 138 public middle schools	37.0%		46.9	70^th of 132 public middle schools	47.0%	17		26.0	44.0	26.0	33.0		42.0	68.0	50.0	54.0		34.0	34.0	$19,216
Cooperative Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Academic Way	Stratham	03885	Rockingham County	Exeter Region Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8700	945	99	9.5	9.2%	848 (89.7%)	9 (1.0%)	30 (3.2%)	27 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.8%)	71.3	31^st of 138 public middle schools	77.5%		72.3	27^th of 132 public middle schools	79.5%	4		60.0	56.0	50.0	56.0		70.0	71.0	54.0	65.0		41.0	41.0	$17,941
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Brock St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-4090	803	60	13.3	35.7%	689 (85.8%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.5%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.6%)	19.7	116^th of 138 public middle schools	15.9%		14.6	117^th of 132 public middle schools	11.4%	1		23.0	28.0	21.0	24.0		42.0	48.0	34.0	41.0		23.0	23.0	$15,684
Rye Junior High School	Public	5-8	501 Washington Rd.	Rye	03870	Rockingham County	Rye School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 964-5591	175	20	8.7	1.7%	163 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	83.1	17^th of 138 public middle schools	87.7%		85.7	13^th of 132 public middle schools	90.2%	4	67.0	83.0	73.0	70.0	73.0	88.0	77.0	75.0	65.0	75.0	67.0	35.0	48.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Oyster River Middle School

Is Oyster River Middle School a good school?

Yes. Oyster River Middle School ranks in the top 8.0% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What district is Oyster River Middle School in?

Oyster River Coop School District

What is the racial makeup of Oyster River Middle School?

Students at Oyster River Middle School are 84% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Oyster River Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oyster River Middle School usually go on to attend Oyster River High School

How many students attend Oyster River Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Oyster River Middle School.

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