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Rochester Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 16% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Rochester Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls about 803 students in Rochester, a large community in southeastern New Hampshire’s Seacoast region, as part of the Rochester School District. The school ranks in the lower portion of the state, at about the 16th percentile among New Hampshire middle schools. Its ranking has improved gradually from a low point during the pandemic years, but it remains below its 2017–19 standing. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 and about 36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Rochester serves a relatively large and economically diverse student population.

Academic performance is below the state average in every tested subject. About 24% of students are proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide; 41% are proficient in reading, compared with 55%; and 23% are proficient in science, compared with 38%. Math is the clearest area of concern because results are weak across all grades and did not improve recently. Reading is a brighter spot, rising from 34% to 41% in the latest year, although eighth-grade reading remains a concern at 34%. Overall, Rochester performs slightly below district averages, suggesting that its challenges are part of a broader district pattern as well as a school-level issue.

Nearby schools show a wide range of outcomes. Rochester is ahead of Pittsfield Middle School in all three subjects and exceeds Nute Junior High School in math and reading, but it trails Dover Middle School substantially despite Dover being even larger and having a similar student-teacher ratio. Rochester also falls well behind Oyster River Middle School and Portsmouth Middle School. For families, the most important questions may involve the school’s plans for schoolwide math improvement, eighth-grade support, intervention services, and maintaining its recent reading gains.

803

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,684

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

47 Brock St.
Rochester, NH 03867-4404

(603) 332-4090

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend Rochester Middle School usually attend:

High:	Bud Carlson Academy
	Spaulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

New Hampshire avg46%

116^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 166Rochester 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	19.7	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	118 of 133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	120 of 130	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	121 of 125	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	85 of 128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	77 of 131	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.8	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	118 of 132	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	114 of 131	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	107 of 131	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	98 of 127	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	92 of 127	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	94 of 129	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.7	113 of 126	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	103 of 113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	107 of 113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	59 of 116	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	31.2	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.4	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	104 of 121	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	106 of 117	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	110 of 117	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	104 of 117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.0	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	23 of 48	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	120 of 136	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	123 of 129	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	82 of 126	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	73 of 129	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

Science23%-15 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
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	118^th of 133 public middle schools	11.3%	2			23.0	28.0	21.0	24.0			42.0	48.0	34.0	41.0		23.0	23.0	$15,684
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 133 public middle schools	54.9%	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	104^th of 133 public middle schools	21.8%	10			14.0	21.0	22.0	19.0			32.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		27.0	27.0	$18,872
Nute Junior High School	Public	6-8	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 652-4591	105	9	11.1	48.6%	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	19.2	118^th of 138 public middle schools	14.5%		27.5	97^th of 133 public middle schools	27.1%	21			469.0	22.0	24.0	18.0			29.0	42.0	38.0	37.0		33.0	33.0	$20,307
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%)	28.6	102^nd of 138 public middle schools	26.1%		46.5	71^st of 133 public middle schools	46.6%	31	33.0	32.0	32.0	40.0	25.0	32.0	40.0	38.0	51.0	47.0	27.0	40.0	16.0	29.0	23.0	$19,523
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 133 public middle schools	42.1%	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
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 133 public middle schools	94.0%	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
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 133 public middle schools	75.2%	7			53.0	64.0	55.0	58.0			72.0	65.0	65.0	67.0		53.0	53.0
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%)	9.8	129^th of 138 public middle schools	6.5%		15.5	116^th of 133 public middle schools	12.8%	13			21.0	14.0	16.0	17.0			36.0	28.0	32.0	31.0		15.0	15.0	$15,235
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 133 public middle schools	47.4%	17			26.0	44.0	26.0	33.0			42.0	68.0	50.0	54.0		34.0	34.0	$19,216

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Rochester Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of New Hampshire middle schools.

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Rochester School District

What high school do graduates of Rochester Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rochester Middle School usually go on to attend Bud Carlson Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rochester Middle School?

Students at Rochester Middle School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Rochester Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Rochester Middle School.

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