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The highest-poverty public schools in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

47 public schools in Merrimack County, New Hampshire appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Franklin Middle School leads the list at 67.1%, against a median of 24.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Top % FRL

67.1%

Median % FRL

24.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Franklin Middle School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Middle	301	67.1%
2	Paul A. Smith School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Elementary	261	55.9%
3	Pittsfield Elementary School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Elementary	215	55.8%
4	Pittsfield Middle School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Middle	103	52.4%
5	Franklin High School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	High	280	51.4%
6	Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)	Northfield, NH	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Elementary	149	46.3%
7	Penacook Elementary School	Penacook, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	325	41.8%
8	Broken Ground School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	291	39.5%
9	Allenstown Elementary School	Allenstown, NH	Allenstown School District	Elementary	205	39.5%
10	Armand R. Dupont School	Allenstown, NH	Allenstown School District	Middle	130	38.5%
11	Beaver Meadow School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	362	37.8%
12	Pittsfield High School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	High	161	37.3%
13	Mill Brook School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	321	36.1%
14	Allenstown Community School	ALLENSTOWN, NH	Allenstown School District	Elementary	348	35.9%
15	Christa McAuliffe School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	357	35.9%
16	Southwick School	Northfield, NH	Winnisquam Regional School District	Elementary	251	35.1%
17	Rundlett Middle School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Middle	767	33.9%
18	Merrimack Valley Middle School	Penacook, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Middle	466	32.2%
19	Concord High School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	High	1,394	30.6%
20	Abbot-Downing School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Elementary	343	28.0%
21	Andover Elementary School	Andover, NH	Andover School District	Elementary	165	27.3%
22	Boscawen Elementary School	Boscawen, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	240	27.1%
23	Pembroke Academy	Pembroke, NH	Pembroke School District	High	744	24.7%
24	Merrimack Valley High School	Penacook, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	High	744	24.1%
25	Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Bradford, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	177	23.7%
26	Strong Foundations Charter School	Pembroke, NH	Strong Foundations Charter School	Elementary	337	22.8%
27	Loudon Elementary School	Loudon, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Elementary	243	22.2%
28	Pembroke Hill School	Pembroke, NH	Pembroke School District	Elementary	312	21.8%
29	Henniker Community School	Henniker, NH	Henniker School District	Elementary	402	21.4%
30	Epsom Central School	Epsom, NH	Epsom School District	Elementary	378	20.1%
31	Three Rivers School	Pembroke, NH	Pembroke School District	Middle	289	19.7%
32	Simonds Elementary School	Warner, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	132	18.9%
33	Hooksett Memorial School	Hooksett, NH	Hooksett School District	Elementary	431	16.5%
34	David R. Cawley Middle School	Hooksett, NH	Hooksett School District	Middle	428	15.9%
35	Fred C. Underhill School	Hooksett, NH	Hooksett School District	Elementary	418	12.9%
36	Kearsarge Regional Middle School	North Sutton, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Middle	410	12.7%
37	Chichester Central School	Chichester, NH	Chichester School District	Elementary	192	12.5%
38	Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London	New London, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	Elementary	330	11.2%
39	Harold Martin School	Hopkinton, NH	Hopkinton School District	Elementary	269	10.4%
40	Maple Street Elementary School	Contoocook, NH	Hopkinton School District	Middle	219	10.0%
41	Kearsarge Regional High School	North Sutton, NH	Kearsarge Regional School District	High	485	8.2%
42	Hopkinton High School	Contoocook, NH	Hopkinton School District	High	284	7.0%
43	Bow Elementary School	Bow, NH	Bow School District	Elementary	542	5.2%
44	Bow High School	Bow, NH	Bow School District	High	622	5.1%
45	Hopkinton Middle School	Contoocook, NH	Hopkinton School District	Middle	165	4.8%
46	Dunbarton Elementary School	Dunbarton, NH	Dunbarton School District	Elementary	234	4.7%
47	Bow Memorial School	Bow, NH	Bow School District	Middle	524	3.6%

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