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Somersworth High School

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 15% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Somersworth High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Somersworth, New Hampshire, with a student population of 410. The school is part of the Somersworth School District, which is ranked 143 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Somersworth High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and nearby schools on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17% of Somersworth students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 42% statewide. In Reading, 45% of Somersworth students were proficient, compared to 55% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 89%, on par with nearby schools, but its dropout rate has been higher than the state average in recent years. Somersworth High School also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its ranking for special education students in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire high schools for the past few years.

Somersworth High School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 47th out of 81 high schools in 2017-2018 to 73rd out of 86 high schools in 2024-2025. This concerning trend is particularly stark when compared to the higher-performing Exeter High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, and Portsmouth High School, all located within 15-20 miles of Somersworth. Addressing the school's challenges, particularly in supporting disadvantaged student populations, will be crucial for improving its overall outcomes.

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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

New Hampshire avg46%

73^rd of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 158Somersworth 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	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
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
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
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)

White (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-10 vs state

Science30%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Somersworth 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
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%)	19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%		25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%	6	17.0	45.0	17.0	45.0	30.0	30.0	$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%)	42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%		62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%	19	26.0	64.0	26.0	64.0	33.0	33.0	$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%)	19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%		25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%	6	15.0	55.0	15.0	55.0	22.0	22.0	$16,308
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	Rochester School Department	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%)								(n/a)
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%)	91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%		91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		55.0	86.0	55.0	86.0	55.0	55.0	$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%)	31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%		46.7	40^th of 87 public high schools	54.0%	21	20.0	50.0	20.0	50.0	39.0	39.0	$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%)	79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%		65.4	25^th of 87 public high schools	71.3%	9	47.0	76.0	47.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$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%)	40.2	50^th of 86 public high schools	41.9%		10.2	83^rd of 87 public high schools	4.6%	33		57.0		57.0	38.0	38.0	$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%)	90.6	6^th of 86 public high schools	93.0%		92.1	4^th of 87 public high schools	95.4%	2	52.0	80.0	52.0	80.0	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%)	86.5	8^th of 86 public high schools	90.7%		86.5	11^th of 87 public high schools	87.4%	3	43.0	78.0	43.0	78.0	65.0	65.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Somersworth High School

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 15.1% 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.

What district is Somersworth High School in?

Somersworth School District

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