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Goffstown School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,033 students in Goffstown School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in New Hampshire.
Public High School in Goffstown School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the New Hampshire public high school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 61% statewide average).
Public High School in Goffstown School District have a Graduation Rate of 93%, which is more than the New Hampshire average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Goffstown High School, with 93% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Hampshire or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New Hampshire public high school average of 17% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
5 Schools
100 Schools
# Students
2,766 Students
53,595 Students
# Teachers
234 Teachers
4,488 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Goffstown School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 189 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#64 out of 189 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
36%
Graduation Rate
93%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.30
# American Indian Students
8 Students
142 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
35 Students
1,776 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
114 Students
3,598 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
7%
# Black Students
37 Students
1,171 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
2,463 Students
44,787 Students
% White Students
89%
84%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
49 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
108 Students
2,141 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
64
-
# Students in K Grade:
120
-
# Students in 1st Grade:
184
-
# Students in 2nd Grade:
188
-
# Students in 3rd Grade:
174
-
# Students in 4th Grade:
174
-
# Students in 5th Grade:
177
-
# Students in 6th Grade:
182
30
# Students in 7th Grade:
231
34
# Students in 8th Grade:
239
36
# Students in 9th Grade:
328
14,183
# Students in 10th Grade:
251
13,691
# Students in 11th Grade:
245
12,935
# Students in 12th Grade:
209
12,686
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,039 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,644. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,898 is less than the state median of $20,877. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$3,646 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$3,517 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,039
$21,644
Spending / Student
$15,898
$20,877
Best Goffstown School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Goffstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
27 Wallace Rd.
Goffstown, NH 03045
(603) 497-4841
Goffstown, NH 03045
(603) 497-4841
Grades: 9-12
| 1,033 students
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