Summary:
ZIP code 03825 has one middle school, Barrington Middle School, serving about 398 students in grades 5–8 in the Barrington, New Hampshire area. The school has a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and is part of the Barrington School District, so families are evaluating one local middle-school option rather than choosing among several schools.
Barrington Middle School has a generally positive academic profile and performed above New Hampshire averages in all three reported subjects during 2025–2026. Proficiency was 48% in mathematics, 61% in reading, and 46% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Reading is the school’s strongest overall subject, particularly in fifth grade, where 72% of students were proficient. Fifth grade also stood out in mathematics and science, with results 11 and 15 percentage points above state averages. The school’s overall results were close to those of the Barrington School District, with slightly stronger reading performance and similar mathematics and science outcomes.
Recent progress is an encouraging sign for families. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, mathematics proficiency rose 7 points, reading rose 6 points, and science rose 12 points. However, performance varies by grade. Sixth-grade reading was 49%, below the state rate, while sixth- and seventh-grade mathematics results were approximately at the statewide level. Eighth-grade science was 36%, slightly below the state average, despite the school’s strong overall science improvement. The school ranked in the 59th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up from the 55th percentile the prior year but below its 69th-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Overall, the school offers above-average results and improving outcomes, with the most important areas to monitor being middle-grade mathematics, sixth-grade reading, and eighth-grade science.
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