Pelham High School
Pelham, NH · High School · Grades 9-12
Pelham High School is a high school in Pelham, NH with 575 students enrolled and a 73% proficiency rate. Part of Pelham School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Pelham High School is a high school in Pelham, NH with 575 students enrolled in grades 9-12. It is part of the Pelham School District. That headcount is above the 562-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 73% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 5 points above the 68% average for the Pelham School District. Against the 60% New Hampshire statewide average, the school sits 13 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 11 points. As a high school, it reports a 93% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 10.5 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Pelham High School is a high school located in Pelham, New Hampshire. The school serves 575 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 73% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 93% graduation rate.
7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Pelham High School is part of the Pelham School District in New Hampshire.
How This School Compares
Pelham High School has 575 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Pelham School District (562 students). Its 73% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 68%. Compared to the New Hampshire state average of 60%, the school performs 13 points higher. With a 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pelham High School has 575 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 73% of students at Pelham High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Pelham High School has a 93% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Pelham High School is part of the Pelham School District in Pelham, New Hampshire. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.