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Sunapee Middle High School

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Sunapee Middle High School ranks 19 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Sunapee Middle High School is a public middle school located in Sunapee, New Hampshire, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 85 students. The school is part of the Sunapee School District, which is ranked 31 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunapee Middle High School consistently performs well above the state average in both mathematics and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 66% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 68% in reading, compared to the state averages of 42% and 55% respectively. This strong academic performance is reflected in the school's high statewide rankings, placing it in the top 20 middle schools in New Hampshire in recent years. Sunapee Middle High School also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 17th out of 112 New Hampshire middle schools for female students and 15th out of 116 for male students in mathematics proficiency.

Despite its strong performance, Sunapee Middle High School is located relatively close to some lower-performing middle schools, such as Claremont Middle School and Newport Middle School. This highlights the significant disparities in educational outcomes within the region. The school's small class sizes, low free/reduced lunch rate, and strong district support may be contributing factors to Sunapee Middle High School's consistent high performance.

101

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,397

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Hampshire middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 86th (2025) from a 59th-percentile low (2024)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg61%

New Hampshire avg45%

19^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 158Sunapee 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	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
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
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
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 (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading68%+13 vs state

Mathematics66%+24 vs state

Science35%-3 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 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%)	78.5	19^th of 132 public middle schools	85.6%		53.4	53^rd of 130 public middle schools	59.2%	34		70.0	58.0	68.0	66.0		68.0	71.0	65.0	68.0		35.0	35.0	$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%)	5.5	132^nd of 132 public middle schools	0.0%		4.1	130^th of 130 public middle schools	0.0%	2		14.0	11.0		10.0		27.0	26.0	27.0	27.0		14.0	14.0	$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%)	57.7	47^th of 132 public middle schools	64.4%		46	64^th of 130 public middle schools	50.8%	17		45.0	45.0	42.0	44.0		62.0	58.0	60.0	60.0		36.0	36.0	$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%)	9.2	125^th of 132 public middle schools	5.3%		11.8	120^th of 130 public middle schools	7.7%	5		22.0	13.0	24.0	19.0		23.0	29.0	30.0	27.0		18.0	18.0	$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%)	29.3	93^rd of 132 public middle schools	29.5%		44.4	67^th of 130 public middle schools	48.5%	26	21.0	17.0	34.0	43.0	30.0	53.0	27.0	48.0	50.0	45.0	27.0	27.0	27.0	$20,983
Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	3 Moulton Avenue	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%)	71.6	30^th of 132 public middle schools	77.3%		65.3	36^th of 130 public middle schools	72.3%	6	35.0	45.0	57.0	55.0	49.0	45.0	64.0	64.0	58.0	58.0	35.0	50.0	44.0	$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%)	19.7	109^th of 132 public middle schools	17.4%		13.5	118^th of 130 public middle schools	9.2%	9	29.0	21.0	10.0	24.0	20.0	66.0	31.0	44.0	45.0	46.0	34.0	34.0	34.0	$21,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunapee Middle 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.

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 district is Sunapee Middle High School in?

Sunapee School District

How many students attend Sunapee Middle High School?

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

Is Sunapee Middle High School a good school?

Sunapee Middle High School ranks 19^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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