Summary:
ZIP code 03598 has one high school, White Mountains Regional High School, serving grades 9–12 in Whitefield, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 319 students and is part of the White Mountains Regional School District. With a student-teacher ratio of 7.8 to 1, it is a relatively small high school, while approximately 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school’s most encouraging feature is its recent academic improvement. Its statewide ranking rose from 75th of 86 high schools in 2024–2025 to 37th of 89 in 2025–2026, moving from the 13th to the 58th percentile. Proficiency improved in every reported NH SAS subject: mathematics increased from 16% to 29%, reading from 51% to 58%, and science from 26% to 36%. Reading is the school’s strongest area, with proficiency 3 percentage points above the state average and 12 points above the district. Science is also above the district average. Mathematics showed the largest gain, but it remains the main academic challenge, trailing the state by 15 percentage points. SAT results show a similar pattern: math is close to district and state performance, while reading is slightly below the state.
Parents should also consider student completion outcomes alongside the recent test-score gains. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 80.3%, below New Hampshire’s 87.0% rate, while the dropout rate was 8.2%, compared with 2.3% statewide. These figures suggest that maintaining enrollment through graduation is a more significant concern than the latest ranking alone indicates. Overall, the school offers a small-school setting with improving academic results, particularly in reading and science, but families may want to ask about mathematics support, attendance and intervention programs, credit recovery, counseling, and efforts to reduce the dropout rate.
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