Summary:
ZIP code 03253, which includes Meredith, New Hampshire, has one middle school: Inter-Lakes Middle School, serving grades 7–8. The school has 137 students and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1, which may support smaller classes and more individualized attention. About 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a range of family economic circumstances. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most useful benchmarks are the Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District and New Hampshire statewide results.
In 2025–26, mathematics was the school’s strongest and most consistent subject. Overall, 41% of students were proficient, compared with 44% in both the district and state. Seventh-grade math proficiency was 42%, while eighth-grade proficiency was 41%. Reading was more challenging: 43% of students were proficient overall, 12 percentage points below the district and state. Seventh-grade reading was relatively stronger at 53%, but eighth-grade reading fell to 34%, making it the clearest grade-level concern. Science was the weakest subject, with only 27% of eighth graders proficient, compared with 37% in the district and 38% statewide.
Parents should also be aware that the school’s results declined notably from the previous year. Mathematics fell 6 points, reading fell 11 points, and science fell 19 points, from 46% proficient to 27%. The school’s ranking consequently dropped from the 66th percentile and three stars in 2024–25 to the 34th percentile and two stars in 2025–26. These results suggest that families may want to ask about eighth-grade reading support, science instruction, intervention programs, and how the school is responding to the recent declines. The favorable student-teacher ratio could provide an opportunity for small-group instruction and additional academic help.
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