South Meadow School
Peterborough, NH · Middle School · Grades 5-8
South Meadow School is a middle school in Peterborough, NH with 339 students enrolled and a 61% proficiency rate. Part of Contoocook Valley School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
South Meadow School is a middle school located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The school serves 339 students in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 61% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Meadow School is part of the Contoocook Valley School District in New Hampshire.
How This School Compares
South Meadow School has 339 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Contoocook Valley School District (179 students). Its 61% proficiency rate is 1 percentage points above the district average of 60%. Compared to the New Hampshire state average of 60%, the school performs 2 points higher. With a 9.7:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
South Meadow School has 339 students enrolled in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 61% of students at South Meadow School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South Meadow School is part of the Contoocook Valley School District in Peterborough, 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.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.