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Pittsfield Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 13% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Pittsfield Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, with a total enrollment of 112 students. The school is part of the Pittsfield School District, which is ranked 139 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pittsfield Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for the New Hampshire SAS assessments in Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 14% in Mathematics, 37% in Reading, and 26% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42%, 55%, and 38% respectively. The school has been ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire middle schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 115 out of 132 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's performance on the New Hampshire SAS assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students in Mathematics.

Pittsfield Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with rates ranging from 25.93% in 2021-2022 to 43.75% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio has also fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 9.5 in 2021-2022 to 27.8 in 2022-2023. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Gilford Middle School, Bow Memorial School, and Three Rivers School, Pittsfield Middle School consistently underperforms in academic proficiency, statewide rankings, and other key metrics.

103

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,235

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Oneida St.
Pittsfield, NH 03263-3403

(603) 435-6701

District: Pittsfield School District

Students who attend Pittsfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pittsfield High School

Feeder schools for Pittsfield Middle School:

Elementary:

Pittsfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

New Hampshire avg45%

115^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 158Pittsfield 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	15.5	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	107 of 130	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	98 of 134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	93 of 130	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	100 of 107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.0	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	109 of 129	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	100 of 112	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	89 of 110	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	83 of 114	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	68 of 115	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	100 of 116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	111 of 116	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	94 of 132	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	95 of 129	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	112 of 123	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	112 of 126	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	114 of 129	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Science26%-12 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Pittsfield Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Oneida St.	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	103			52.4%	87 (84.5%)	2 (1.9%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	15.5	115^th of 132 public middle schools	12.9%		20.7	107^th of 130 public middle schools	17.7%	8			18.0	15.0		14.0			30.0	33.0	48.0	37.0		26.0	26.0	$15,235
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)	Public, Charter	6-8	157 Chichester Rd	Loudon	03307	Merrimack County	Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 325-7688	52	4	12.0	7.7%	47 (90.4%)	2 (3.8%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Belmont Middle School	Public	5-8	38 School St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-9220	350	32	11.0	29.7%	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	53.9	57^th of 132 public middle schools	56.8%		65.8	35^th of 130 public middle schools	73.1%	22		43.0	48.0	58.0	31.0	45.0		69.0	55.0	67.0	49.0	60.0	36.0	32.0	34.0	$17,773
Three Rivers School	Public	5-8	243 Academy Rd.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9539	289	29	9.9	19.7%	255 (88.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	54.9	53^rd of 132 public middle schools	59.8%		46.9	61^st of 130 public middle schools	53.1%	8		53.0	21.0	47.0	48.0	42.0		58.0	51.0	65.0	52.0	57.0	37.0	48.0	43.0	$16,396
Henry Wilson Memorial School	Public	4-8	51 School St.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 755-2181	271	29	9.3	46.5%	252 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	46.5	71^st of 132 public middle schools	46.2%		51.8	56^th of 130 public middle schools	56.9%	15	45.0	32.0	43.0	20.0	40.0	36.0	47.0	57.0	52.0	44.0	51.0	50.0	30.0	64.0	48.0	$19,523
Rundlett Middle School	Public	6-8	144 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0862	767	69	11.1	33.9%	589 (76.8%)	74 (9.6%)	31 (4.0%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	52.1	62^nd of 132 public middle schools	53.0%		37.1	85^th of 130 public middle schools	34.6%	23			41.0	39.0	42.0	41.0			53.0	55.0	57.0	55.0		42.0	42.0	$16,417
Merrimack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Allen St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-6336	466	45	10.3	32.2%	415 (89.1%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	41.3	81^st of 132 public middle schools	38.6%		31.3	94^th of 130 public middle schools	27.7%	13			41.0	41.0	36.0	39.0			51.0	52.0	46.0	50.0		31.0	31.0	$16,978
Bow Memorial School	Public	5-8	20 Bow Center Rd.	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-3212	524	31	16.9	3.6%	479 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	72.4	26^th of 132 public middle schools	80.3%		72.6	30^th of 130 public middle schools	76.9%	4		64.0	53.0	47.0	48.0	52.0		69.0	77.0	71.0	62.0	69.0	59.0	42.0	49.0	$16,836
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%)	14.6	117^th of 132 public middle schools	11.4%		13.6	117^th of 130 public middle schools	10.0%				24.0	26.0	21.0	24.0			35.0	36.0	32.0	34.0		23.0	23.0	$15,684
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	69.7	36^th of 132 public middle schools	72.7%		53	54^th of 130 public middle schools	58.5%	18		53.0	61.0	50.0	45.0	52.0		76.0	66.0	58.0	68.0	67.0	35.0	42.0	39.0	$20,625

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsfield Middle School

What district is Pittsfield Middle School in?

Pittsfield School District

Is Pittsfield Middle School a good school?

Pittsfield Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsfield Middle School?

Students at Pittsfield Middle School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pittsfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended Pittsfield Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pittsfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pittsfield Middle School usually go on to attend Pittsfield High School

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