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Somersworth High School

Q: Is Somersworth High School a good school?

Somersworth High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of New Hampshire high schools.

Q: How many students attend Somersworth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Somersworth High School.

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

Students at Somersworth High School are 75% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Somersworth High School?

Somersworth High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Idlehurst Elementary School Elementary : Maple Wood Elementary School Middle : Somersworth Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 13% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Somersworth High School is a small public school serving about 399 students in grades 9–12 in the Seacoast-area community of Somersworth, New Hampshire, within the Somersworth School District.

For parents, the most important concern is academic performance. In 2025–26, 19% of students were proficient in math, 44% in reading, and 23% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Math is the clearest long-term weakness, while reading is the school’s relative strength. Somersworth’s results trail most nearby schools by a wide margin: Dover Senior High School posted 34% math and 67% reading proficiency, and Spaulding High School posted 21% math, 59% reading, and 33% science proficiency. Smaller Newmarket Junior-Senior High School also had substantially stronger results, with 46% math and 66% reading proficiency. Somersworth’s student-teacher ratio, at 11.4 to 1, is relatively favorable, so large classes do not appear to be the primary challenge.

Completion outcomes also warrant attention. Somersworth’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 79.2%, below New Hampshire’s 87.0% and lower than nearby schools such as Dover Senior High School at 91.4% and Spaulding High School at 90.4%. Its dropout rate improved considerably from unusually high levels in 2021–23, but the latest 3.6% remains above the state average. The school ranks 77th of 89 New Hampshire high schools, while the district ranks 152nd of 166. Priorities for improvement include sustained math and science support, stronger monitoring of credits and attendance, and focused assistance for students receiving special education services. The school’s smaller size may support closer relationships, but it can also limit course options and specialized resources.

399

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,583

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Memorial Dr.
Somersworth, NH 03878-1897

(603) 692-2431

District: Somersworth School District

Feeder schools for Somersworth High School:

Elementary:	Idlehurst Elementary School
	Maple Wood Elementary School
Middle:	Somersworth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Asian:

9.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Hampshire average (79% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Hampshire avg46%

77^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 166Somersworth 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	19.3	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	67 of 87	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	70 of 85	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	64 of 85	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.1	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	70 of 77	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	63 of 85	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.4	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.4	69 of 79	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	75 of 80	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	71 of 80	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	49 of 81	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	66 of 79	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	73 of 82	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	56 of 78	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	55 of 61	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	66 of 86	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	61 of 87	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	68 of 85	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	58 of 66	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Science23%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Somersworth High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	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	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
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	399	35	11.4	28.6%	298 (74.7%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	19.3	77^th of 89 public high schools	13.5%		19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%	4	19.0	44.0	19.0	44.0	23.0	23.0	$20,583
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,371	108	12.6	23.1%	1,118 (81.5%)	24 (1.8%)	64 (4.7%)	83 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	58.1	27^th of 89 public high schools	69.7%		42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%	21	34.0	67.0	34.0	67.0	36.0	36.0	$14,825
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	38.6	51^st of 89 public high schools	42.7%		19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%	23	21.0	59.0	21.0	59.0	33.0	33.0	$16,308
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	150 Wakefield Street Suite 8	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	96	5	19.2	39.6%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	4.9	89^th of 89 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	36.0	0.0	36.0
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	825	67	12.3	7.4%	714 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	39 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	88.5	11^th of 89 public high schools	87.6%		91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%	6	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	53.0	53.0	$19,567
Nute High School	Public	9-12	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 652-4591	166	16	10.6	41.6%	154 (92.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	46	39^th of 89 public high schools	56.2%		31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%	22	430.0	54.0	< 10%	54.0	42.0	42.0	$25,294
Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S Main St	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	274	28	9.8	19.3%	223 (81.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.2%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	76.5	19^th of 89 public high schools	78.7%		79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%	3	46.0	66.0	46.0	66.0	51.0	51.0	$17,720
Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	214	39	5.4	36.0%	190 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	26.8	71^st of 89 public high schools	20.2%		40.2	50^th of 86 public high schools	41.9%	21	13.0	49.0	13.0	49.0	35.0	35.0	$20,662
Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	50 Andrew Jarvis Dr.	Portsmouth	03801	Rockingham County	Portsmouth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 436-7100	1,017	89	11.4	11.0%	822 (80.8%)	7 (0.7%)	59 (5.8%)	49 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.7%)	92.1	7^th of 89 public high schools	92.1%		90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%	1	51.0	82.0	51.0	82.0	61.0	61.0	$19,004
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy	Public	9-12	907 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 942-5531	654	57	11.4	4.4%	619 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	88.2	12^th of 89 public high schools	86.5%		86.5	8^th of 86 public high schools	90.7%	4	41.0	79.0	41.0	79.0	68.0	68.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Somersworth High School

What district is Somersworth High School in?

Somersworth School District

How many students attend Somersworth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Somersworth High School.

What schools feed into Somersworth High School?

Somersworth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Idlehurst Elementary School
Elementary : Maple Wood Elementary School
Middle : Somersworth Middle School

Is Somersworth High School a good school?

Somersworth High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of New Hampshire high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Somersworth High School?

Students at Somersworth High School are 75% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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