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Somersworth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 342 students in Somersworth School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Hampshire.
Public Middle School in Somersworth School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Hampshire public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the New Hampshire public middle school average of 16% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
4 Schools
156 Schools
# Students
1,328 Students
49,263 Students
# Teachers
117 Teachers
4,619 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Somersworth School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#168 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.28
# American Indian Students
2 Students
95 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
100 Students
1,449 Students
% Asian Students
8%
3%
# Hispanic Students
69 Students
3,041 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
6%
# Black Students
36 Students
895 Students
% Black Students
3%
2%
# White Students
1,008 Students
41,621 Students
% White Students
76%
85%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
34 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
113 Students
2,133 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
49
408
# Students in K Grade:
81
1,477
# Students in 1st Grade:
87
1,550
# Students in 2nd Grade:
94
1,587
# Students in 3rd Grade:
89
1,623
# Students in 4th Grade:
101
1,989
# Students in 5th Grade:
91
4,365
# Students in 6th Grade:
111
10,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
116
12,430
# Students in 8th Grade:
115
13,072
# Students in 9th Grade:
110
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
89
30
# Students in 11th Grade:
95
36
# Students in 12th Grade:
100
22
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,330 is higher than the state median of $21,644. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,512 is higher than the state median of $20,877. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$3,646 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$3,517 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,330
$21,644
Spending / Student
$22,512
$20,877
Best Somersworth School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Somersworth Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7 Memorial Dr.
Somersworth, NH 03878
(603) 692-2126
Somersworth, NH 03878
(603) 692-2126
Grades: 6-8
| 342 students
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