Summary:
ZIP code 03743, in Claremont, New Hampshire, has two high schools serving grades 9–12: Stevens High School, with 477 students, and River View Chartered Public School, with 30 students. Together, they serve 507 students, but the schools differ substantially in size, student-teacher ratios, and reported outcomes. Stevens serves about 94% of the combined enrollment, while River View serves about 6%.
Stevens High School has the most complete performance information and has improved its statewide ranking from 80th of 87 schools in 2023–2024 to 57th of 89 in 2025–2026. Its strongest academic area is science, where 42% of students were proficient compared with 38% statewide. Reading proficiency was 50%, close to the state’s 55%, but mathematics was a major weakness at 16%, compared with 44% statewide. Stevens’ graduation rate was 81%, below the New Hampshire rate of 87%, while its 9.9% dropout rate was considerably higher than the state’s 2.3%. Families may also note that Stevens had a lower student-teacher ratio than River View, at 12.6 to 1.
River View Chartered Public School reported a 0% dropout rate, but its graduation rate was 44.4%, substantially below Stevens and the state average. Because only 30 students are enrolled, a small number of students can significantly change its percentages from year to year. River View also reported a higher free- or reduced-price lunch participation rate, 66.67% versus 33.12% at Stevens, and a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. River View has no test-score or ranking data in the supplied information, so direct academic comparisons are limited. Overall, Stevens offers more evidence of recent improvement but needs particular attention in mathematics and student persistence, while River View’s results require careful review of cohort sizes and graduation reporting.
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