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Pelham Memorial School

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Pelham Memorial School ranks 51 st of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 63% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Pelham Memorial School is a public middle school in the Pelham, NH community serving 349 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Pelham School District. The school has shown significant recent improvement, rising from the 29th statewide percentile in 2024–25 to the 63rd percentile in 2025–26, with its rating increasing from one star to three stars. This puts Pelham Memorial near the middle of the nearby-school group and close to Londonderry Middle School, while still behind higher-performing schools such as Litchfield Middle School, Woodbury School, and Windham Middle School.

The school’s latest academic results improved in all three tested subjects. Mathematics proficiency rose to 45%, reading to 60%, and science to 39%—slightly above New Hampshire’s averages in each area. Reading is Pelham Memorial’s clearest strength, particularly in sixth grade, where 68% of students were proficient compared with 52% statewide. Overall reading performance matches Litchfield Middle School and exceeds Londonderry Middle School and Hudson Memorial School. Mathematics is more uneven: sixth grade is a major strength at 62%, but seventh grade is an area needing attention, with only 35% proficiency—below the state rate. Science improved sharply but remains a developing subject compared with stronger nearby schools.

Pelham Memorial also reports a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the lowest among the comparison schools, which may support more individualized attention. Subgroup effectiveness rankings improved substantially as well, including a rise in the special education subgroup from the 10th to the 67th percentile. Families should view the latest results as encouraging momentum while watching whether the gains continue in future years. Compared with Nashua-area schools such as Pennichuck Middle School and Brian S. McCarthy Middle School, Pelham currently reports stronger proficiency in all three subjects.

349

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,066

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Marsh Rd.
Pelham, NH 03076-3160

(603) 635-2321

District: Pelham School District

Students who attend Pelham Memorial School usually attend:

High:

Pelham High School

Feeder schools for Pelham Memorial School:

Elementary:

Pelham Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

New Hampshire avg46%

51^st of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 166Pelham 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	59.0	51 of 138	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.0	94 of 132	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	96 of 134	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	99 of 130	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	82 of 128	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	82 of 131	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	58 of 125	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.5	77 of 134	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	48 of 107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.2	79 of 132	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	62 of 131	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	65 of 131	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	66 of 128	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	61 of 127	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	39 of 127	69.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	26 of 129	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	62.7	40 of 125	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	60 of 126	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2025	30.6	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	73 of 114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	85 of 115	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	74 of 113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	63 of 114	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	73 of 116	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	46 of 121	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	82 of 116	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	80 of 117	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	54 of 116	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	68 of 114	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.4	46 of 51	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	29 of 47	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	28.7	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	78 of 126	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science39%~ state avg

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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
Pelham Memorial School	Public	6-8	59 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2321	349	35	9.9	11.5%	303 (86.8%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (6.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	59	51^st of 138 public middle schools	63.0%		29	94^th of 132 public middle schools	28.8%	43		62.0	35.0	41.0	45.0		68.0	61.0	54.0	60.0		39.0	39.0	$14,066
Windham Middle School	Public	7-8	112A Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1556	414	34	12.1	3.1%	317 (76.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	89.9	9^th of 138 public middle schools	93.5%		93.2	5^th of 132 public middle schools	96.2%	4			61.0	69.0	65.0			76.0	78.0	77.0		65.0	65.0	$15,858
Windham Center School	Public	5-6	2 Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1554	426	29	14.6	3.5%	351 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.2%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)	68.0	70.0			69.0	79.0	73.0			76.0	61.0		61.0	$16,293
Hudson Memorial School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 886-1240	648	54	12.0	18.4%	517 (79.8%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.7%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.0%)	43.3	76^th of 138 public middle schools	44.9%		55	52^nd of 132 public middle schools	60.6%	24		35.0	40.0	41.0	39.0		48.0	64.0	45.0	52.0		33.0	33.0	$15,322
Woodbury School	Public	6-8	206 Main St	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7055	762	61	12.5	18.1%	587 (77.0%)	10 (1.3%)	98 (12.9%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	61.8	44^th of 138 public middle schools	68.1%		47.2	69^th of 132 public middle schools	47.7%	25		52.0	45.0	41.0	46.0		64.0	67.0	57.0	63.0		40.0	40.0	$15,435
Fairgrounds Middle School	Public	6-8	27 Cleveland St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 594-4393	585	48	12.1	42.2%	301 (51.5%)	13 (2.2%)	191 (32.6%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	22.2	111^th of 138 public middle schools	19.6%		22.1	105^th of 132 public middle schools	20.5%	6		32.0	26.0	29.0	29.0		33.0	45.0	37.0	38.0		29.0	29.0	$14,734
Pennichuck Middle School	Public	6-8	207 Manchester St.	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-4140	768	66	11.6	46.6%	396 (51.6%)	23 (3.0%)	255 (33.2%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.9%)	21.6	112^th of 138 public middle schools	18.8%		18.6	112^th of 132 public middle schools	15.2%			31.0	32.0	25.0	30.0		37.0	50.0	31.0	40.0		22.0	22.0	$15,064
Brian S. McCarthy Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Diantonio Dr	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 966-3900	649	58	11.1	44.1%	311 (47.9%)	25 (3.9%)	228 (35.1%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	15	123^rd of 138 public middle schools	10.9%					(n/a)		32.0	22.0	17.0	23.0		39.0	38.0	27.0	35.0		20.0	20.0
Londonderry Middle School	Public	6-8	313 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6925	918	84	10.9	14.4%	798 (86.9%)	7 (0.8%)	56 (6.1%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	58.4	53^rd of 138 public middle schools	61.6%		56.1	48^th of 132 public middle schools	63.6%	5		50.0	53.0	43.0	48.0		59.0	54.0	54.0	56.0		42.0	42.0	$16,998
Academy for Science and Design Charter (M)	Public, Charter	5-8	9 Townsend West	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Academy for Science and Design Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 595-4705	408	27	15.2	1.7%	161 (39.5%)	12 (2.9%)	18 (4.4%)	183 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.1%)	96.2	4^th of 138 public middle schools	97.1%		94.3	2^nd of 132 public middle schools	98.5%	2	79.0	81.0	79.0	78.0	79.0	83.0	76.0	85.0	81.0	81.0	68.0	81.0	77.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelham Memorial School

What is the racial makeup of Pelham Memorial School?

Students at Pelham Memorial School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Pelham Memorial School a good school?

Pelham Memorial School ranks 51^st of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pelham Memorial School in?

Pelham School District

How many students attend Pelham Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Pelham Memorial School.

What high school do graduates of Pelham Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Pelham Memorial School usually go on to attend Pelham High School

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