Best Middle Schools in New Hampshire

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New Hampshire, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 62%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Dover Middle School	Dover, NH	1,018	66%
2	Cooperative Middle School	Stratham, NH	951	68%
3	Londonderry Middle School	Londonderry, NH	890	73%
4	Elm Street Middle School	Nashua, NH	874	51%
5	Middle School At Parkside	Manchester, NH	858	39%
6	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, NH	847	60%
7	Mountain View Middle School	Goffstown, NH	829	75%
8	Rundlett Middle School	Concord, NH	826	64%
9	Woodbury School	Salem, NH	777	69%
10	Southside Middle School	Manchester, NH	750	43%
11	Hillside Middle School	Manchester, NH	746	55%
12	Timberlane Regional Middle School	Plaistow, NH	735	58%
13	Ross A. Lurgio Middle School	Bedford, NH	700	60%
14	Hudson Memorial School	Hudson, NH	692	67%
15	Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School	Manchester, NH	660	59%
16	Auburn Village School	Auburn, NH	654	65%
17	McKelvie Intermediate School	Bedford, NH	649	68%
18	Oyster River Middle School	Durham, NH	643	58%
19	Amherst Middle School	Amherst, NH	639	72%
20	Keene Middle School	Keene, NH	627	65%
21	Fairgrounds Middle School	Nashua, NH	561	61%
22	Pennichuck Middle School	Nashua, NH	559	59%
23	Merrimack Middle School	Merrimack, NH	542	57%
24	Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	Derry, NH	540	60%
25	Deerfield Community School	Deerfield, NH	528	68%
26	Bow Memorial School	Bow, NH	526	69%
27	Weare Middle School	Weare, NH	524	59%
28	New Boston Central School	New Boston, NH	512	69%
29	Nottingham Elementary School	Nottingham, NH	505	62%
30	Chester Academy	Chester, NH	502	66%
31	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, NH	499	57%
32	West Running Brook Middle School	Derry, NH	499	69%
33	James Mastricola Upper Elementary School	Merrimack, NH	491	67%
34	Merrimack Valley Middle School	Penacook, NH	472	58%
35	Lebanon Middle School	Lebanon, NH	471	64%
36	Barnstead Elementary School	Ctr. Barnstead, NH	469	59%
37	Milford Middle School	Milford, NH	464	65%
38	Paul Elementary School	Sanbornville, NH	450	52%
39	Windham Middle School	Windham, NH	438	61%
40	David R. Cawley Middle School	Hooksett, NH	429	72%
41	Windham Center School	Windham, NH	418	70%
42	Alton Central School (Elem)	Alton, NH	417	59%
43	Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Raymond, NH	416	59%
44	Kearsarge Regional Middle School	North Sutton, NH	410	69%
45	Laconia Middle School	Laconia, NH	408	60%
46	Strafford School	Strafford, NH	403	58%
47	Inter-Lakes Elementary School	Meredith, NH	401	55%
48	Henniker Community School	Henniker, NH	400	61%
49	Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Tilton, NH	398	59%
50	Epsom Central School	Epsom, NH	392	66%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in New Hampshire?

The largest middle school in New Hampshire is Dover Middle School in Dover with 1,018 students and a 66% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in New Hampshire?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New Hampshire by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.