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Pelham High School

Q: Is Pelham High School a good school?

Pelham High School ranks 63 rd of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Pelham High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Pelham High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pelham High School?

Students at Pelham High School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Pelham High School?

Pelham High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Pelham Elementary School Middle : Pelham Memorial School

Public Grades 9-12

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 27% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Pelham High School is a public high school located in Pelham, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 556. The school is part of the Pelham School District, which is ranked 104 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pelham High School's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 31st out of 71 high schools in 2018-2019 to 63rd out of 86 high schools in 2024-2025, placing it in the middle to lower range compared to other high schools in New Hampshire. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students. Pelham High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 89-95% in recent years, on par with the state average, but its dropout rate has been slightly higher, ranging from 1.4% to 3.4%.

Academically, Pelham High School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NH SAS and SAT assessments, is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. When compared to nearby high schools, Pelham High School's performance is mixed, performing better than Nashua High School South and Campbell High School, but lagging behind high-performing schools like Windham High School and the Academy for Science and Design Charter School. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.4 to 10.9 in recent years, may be an advantage, but the school faces challenges in maintaining consistent academic achievement.

508

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,186

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Marsh Rd.
Pelham, NH 03076-3159

(603) 635-2115

District: Pelham School District

Feeder schools for Pelham High School:

Elementary:	Pelham Elementary School
Middle:	Pelham Memorial School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 57th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Hampshire average (87%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 57th-percentile peak (2016) to 27th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

New Hampshire avg46%

63^rd of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 158Pelham 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	29.6	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	51 of 87	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	52 of 85	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	38 of 84	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	31 of 71	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	51 of 82	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	36 of 84	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	10.8	73 of 77	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	55 of 85	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	48 of 83	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.6	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆
2010	55.3	39 of 81	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	28 of 79	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	72 of 80	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	31 of 79	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	49 of 83	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	27 of 67	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	34 of 64	46.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile-26 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2021)<1st percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Science27%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Pelham 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
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	85 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2115	508	49	10.3	11.0%	417 (82.1%)	8 (1.6%)	47 (9.3%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	29.6	63^rd of 86 public high schools	26.7%		37.6	51^st of 87 public high schools	41.4%	12	17.0	62.0	17.0	62.0	27.0	27.0	$17,186
Windham High School	Public	9-12	64 London Bridge Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1558	945	74	12.7	2.6%	742 (78.5%)	7 (0.7%)	39 (4.1%)	72 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.0%)	94.1	3^rd of 86 public high schools	96.5%		93.2	3^rd of 87 public high schools	96.6%		56.0	81.0	56.0	81.0	71.0	71.0	$17,496
Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School	Public, Charter	9-12	19 Keewaydin Drive	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 912-4944	106	11	9.6	10.4%	97 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	54.9	31^st of 86 public high schools	64.0%		77.9	17^th of 87 public high schools	80.5%	14	11.0	83.0	11.0	83.0	44.0	44.0
Salem High School	Public	9-12	44 Geremonty Dr.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 893-7069	1,116	99	11.2	14.9%	868 (77.8%)	15 (1.3%)	125 (11.2%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.1%)	50.3	38^th of 86 public high schools	55.8%		50.9	37^th of 87 public high schools	57.5%	1	27.0	63.0	27.0	63.0	43.0	43.0	$19,135
Alvirne High School	Public	9-12	200 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 886-1260	976	84	11.6	16.0%	796 (81.6%)	16 (1.6%)	75 (7.7%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.3%)	46.8	41^st of 86 public high schools	52.3%		31.6	58^th of 87 public high schools	33.3%	17	27.0	61.0	27.0	61.0	41.0	41.0	$17,270
Brentwood Academy	Public	9-12	55 Franklin Street	Nashua	03060	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 966-1003	26	6	4.3	50.0%	18 (69.2%)	2 (7.7%)	5 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Nashua High School South	Public	9-12	36 Riverside Dr.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1100	1,686	132	12.7	30.7%	825 (48.9%)	47 (2.8%)	488 (28.9%)	217 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (6.5%)	56.2	29^th of 86 public high schools	66.3%		38.1	48^th of 87 public high schools	44.8%	19	33.0	69.0	33.0	69.0	37.0	37.0	$15,098
Campbell High School	Public	9-12	1 Highlander Ct	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 546-0300	343	30	11.4	13.4%	298 (86.9%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	26.1	66^th of 86 public high schools	23.3%		73.4	21^st of 87 public high schools	75.9%	45	22.0	58.0	22.0	58.0	21.0	21.0	$18,281
Nashua High School North	Public	9-12	8 Titan Way	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-2500	1,543	119	12.9	39.1%	804 (52.1%)	47 (3.0%)	494 (32.0%)	73 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (8.0%)	41.3	49^th of 86 public high schools	43.0%		45.6	41^st of 87 public high schools	52.9%	8	27.0	65.0	27.0	65.0	29.0	29.0	$15,532
Londonderry Senior High School	Public	9-12	295 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6941	1,289	108	11.9	10.9%	1,147 (89.0%)	15 (1.2%)	62 (4.8%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.4%)	75.8	20^th of 86 public high schools	76.7%		57	34^th of 87 public high schools	60.9%	14	35.0	75.0	35.0	75.0	56.0	56.0	$17,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelham High School

What is the racial makeup of Pelham High School?

Students at Pelham High School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pelham High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Pelham High School.

What district is Pelham High School in?

Pelham School District

What schools feed into Pelham High School?

Pelham High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pelham Elementary School
Middle : Pelham Memorial School

Is Pelham High School a good school?

Pelham High School ranks 63^rd of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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