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Sunapee Middle High School

Q: Is Sunapee Middle High School a good school?

Sunapee Middle High School ranks 16 th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sunapee Middle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Sunapee Middle High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sunapee Middle High School?

Students at Sunapee Middle High School are 92% White, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Sunapee Middle High School attend?

Students who attend Sunapee Middle High School usually go on to attend Sunapee Senior High School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 88% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Sunapee Middle High School is a small public school serving 101 students in grades 6–8 in the New Hampshire community of Sunapee, with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio and support from the highly ranked Sunapee School District. The school ranks 16th out of 138 New Hampshire schools for 2025–26, placing it in the state’s 88th percentile.

Academically, Sunapee stands out among nearby schools. Students reach proficiency at rates of 65% in mathematics, 77% in reading, and 45% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Sunapee leads the local comparison group in mathematics and reading, ranking ahead of larger schools such as Lebanon Middle School and Kearsarge Regional Middle School. Its advantage is especially notable over nearby Newport Middle School, which is only about four miles away but ranks 133rd statewide. Reading is the clearest strength, with proficiency of at least 71% in every grade and 81% in grade 7. Grade 7 mathematics is also particularly strong at 76%.

The school has made an impressive recovery after a weaker 2023–24 year, when it ranked 53rd statewide. It rose to 19th in 2024–25 and 16th in 2025–26, alongside major gains in reading, mathematics, and science. Science remains the main area for continued improvement, although its proficiency rate has climbed from 24% in 2023–24 to 45% currently. Grade 8 mathematics is another relative weak point, despite remaining above the state average. Sunapee’s small enrollment can make yearly results fluctuate more than those of larger schools, so families may want to look at multi-year trends. Other nearby comparison schools include Indian River School, Charlestown Middle School, and Claremont Middle School.

101

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,397

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

10 North Rd.
Sunapee, NH 03782-2805

(603) 763-5615

District: Sunapee School District

Students who attend Sunapee Middle High School usually attend:

High:

Sunapee Senior High School

Feeder schools for Sunapee Middle High School:

Elementary:

Sunapee Central School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Asian:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2024 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (62% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Hampshire middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 88th (2026) from a 59th-percentile low (2024)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg66%

New Hampshire avg46%

16^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

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20^th of 166Sunapee 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	84.7	16 of 138	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	19 of 132	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	53 of 130	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	26 of 134	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	27 of 130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	20 of 125	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	21 of 128	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.0	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	5 of 134	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	10 of 107	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	90.3	5 of 132	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	75.3	26 of 131	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.6	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	20 of 128	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	62.0	46 of 127	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	29 of 127	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	57.2	54 of 129	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.6	63 of 125	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.3	67 of 126	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	17 of 113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	17 of 112	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	20 of 114	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	15 of 115	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	24 of 114	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	5 of 116	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	15 of 121	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	40 of 113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	13 of 116	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	18 of 113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	14 of 114	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	20 of 131	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	60 of 128	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	30 of 132	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	35 of 129	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	20 of 123	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	19 of 126	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★

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)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading77%+22 vs state

Mathematics65%+21 vs state

Science45%+7 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 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 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
Sunapee Middle High School	Public	6-8	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	101	9	11.0	17.8%	93 (92.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	84.7	16^th of 138 public middle schools	88.4%		78.5	19^th of 132 public middle schools	85.6%	3		62.0	76.0	55.0	65.0		76.0	81.0	71.0	77.0		45.0	45.0	$30,397
Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	245 N Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-2414	138	17	8.1	56.5%	130 (94.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	7.4	133^rd of 138 public middle schools	3.6%		5.5	132^nd of 132 public middle schools	0.0%	1		10.0	476.0	16.0	11.0		32.0	28.0	26.0	29.0		16.0	16.0	$17,356
Newport SOAR Middle School	Public	5-8	86 N. Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 865-9506	3	1	3.7	—	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	58.8	52^nd of 138 public middle schools	62.3%		57.7	47^th of 132 public middle schools	64.4%	5		48.0	51.0	47.0	48.0		64.0	63.0	53.0	60.0		31.0	31.0	$21,710
Claremont Middle School	Public	6-8	107 South St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4250	333	34	9.7	49.8%	282 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	9.6	130^th of 138 public middle schools	5.8%		9.2	125^th of 132 public middle schools	5.3%	5		33.0	19.0	13.0	22.0		25.0	24.0	22.0	24.0		828.0	< 10%	$17,738
Indian River School	Public	5-8	45 Royal Rd	Canaan	03741	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 632-4357	292	26	11.4	24.0%	281 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	36.3	90^th of 138 public middle schools	34.8%		29.3	93^rd of 132 public middle schools	29.5%	3	40.0	28.0	42.0	47.0	39.0	56.0	34.0	41.0	53.0	47.0	51.0	34.0	43.0	$20,983
Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	3 Moulton Ave	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 448-3056	464	49	9.4	25.2%	375 (80.8%)	16 (3.4%)	22 (4.7%)	29 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	63.2	41^st of 138 public middle schools	70.3%		71.6	30^th of 132 public middle schools	77.3%	11	60.0	45.0	51.0	63.0	55.0	66.0	50.0	59.0	57.0	58.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	$21,836
Charlestown Middle School	Public	5-8	307 Main St.	Charlestown	03603	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 826-7711	168	18	9.3	41.1%	153 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	23.9	108^th of 138 public middle schools	21.7%		19.7	109^th of 132 public middle schools	17.4%	1	14.0	31.0	21.0	33.0	25.0	50.0	51.0	39.0	33.0	43.0	42.0	24.0	32.0	$21,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunapee Middle High School

What high school do graduates of Sunapee Middle High School attend?

Students who attend Sunapee Middle High School usually go on to attend Sunapee Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunapee Middle High School?

Students at Sunapee Middle High School are 92% White, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Sunapee Middle High School a good school?

Sunapee Middle High School ranks 16^th of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunapee Middle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Sunapee Middle High School.

What district is Sunapee Middle High School in?

Sunapee School District

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