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The highest-poverty public middle schools in New Hampshire

Across New Hampshire, 90 public middle schools are ranked here, 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 23.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Hampshire

Top % FRL

67.1%

Median % FRL

23.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW HAMPSHIRE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Franklin Middle School	Franklin, NH	Franklin School District	Middle	301	67.1%
2	Newport Middle School	Newport, NH	Newport School District	Middle	138	56.5%
3	Middle School At Parkside	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	775	56.4%
4	Pittsfield Middle School	Pittsfield, NH	Pittsfield School District	Middle	103	52.4%
5	Berlin Middle School	Berlin, NH	Berlin School District	Middle	254	50.0%
6	Claremont Middle School	Claremont, NH	Claremont School District	Middle	333	49.8%
7	Nute Junior High School	Milton, NH	Milton School District	Middle	105	48.6%
8	Hillside Middle School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	1,071	48.2%
9	Elm Street Middle School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	895	46.9%
10	Pennichuck Middle School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	768	46.6%
11	Henry Wilson Memorial School	Farmington, NH	Farmington School District	Middle	271	46.5%
12	Seabrook Middle School	Seabrook, NH	Seabrook School District	Middle	277	44.8%
13	Brian S. McCarthy Middle School	NASHUA, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	649	44.1%
14	Laconia Middle School	Laconia, NH	Laconia School District	Middle	414	43.0%
15	Hinsdale Middle High School	Hinsdale, NH	Hinsdale School District	Middle	121	43.0%
16	Southside Middle School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	768	43.0%
17	Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School	Manchester, NH	Manchester School District	Middle	889	42.5%
18	Fairgrounds Middle School	Nashua, NH	Nashua School District	Middle	585	42.2%
19	Charlestown Middle School	Charlestown, NH	Fall Mountain Regional School District	Middle	168	41.1%
20	Vilas Elementary School	Alstead, NH	Fall Mountain Regional School District	Middle	108	40.7%
21	Hillsboro-Deering Middle School	Hillsborough, NH	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	Middle	229	38.9%
22	Armand R. Dupont School	Allenstown, NH	Allenstown School District	Middle	130	38.5%
23	Somersworth Middle School	Somersworth, NH	Somersworth School District	Middle	286	38.5%
24	Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Tilton, NH	Winnisquam Regional School District	Middle	361	37.4%
25	Rochester Middle School	Rochester, NH	Rochester School District	Middle	803	35.7%
26	Newfound Memorial Middle School	Bristol, NH	Newfound Area School District	Middle	296	35.1%
27	Haverhill Cooperative Middle School	North Haverhill, NH	Haverhill Cooperative School District	Middle	229	34.1%
28	Rundlett Middle School	Concord, NH	Concord School District	Middle	767	33.9%
29	A. Crosby Kennett Middle School	Conway, NH	Conway School District	Middle	308	33.4%
30	Kingswood Regional Middle School	Wolfeboro, NH	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Middle	345	32.8%
31	Merrimack Valley Middle School	Penacook, NH	Merrimack Valley School District	Middle	466	32.2%
32	Crescent Lake School	Wolfeboro, NH	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	Middle	181	32.0%
33	Keene Middle School	Keene, NH	Keene School District	Middle	626	31.8%
34	Monadnock Regional Middle School	E. Swanzey, NH	Monadnock Regional School District	Middle	249	30.5%
35	Inter-Lakes Middle School	Meredith, NH	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	Middle	137	29.9%
36	Belmont Middle School	Belmont, NH	Shaker Regional School District	Middle	350	29.7%
37	Iber Holmes Gove Middle School	Raymond, NH	Raymond School District	Middle	413	28.6%
38	Great Brook School	Antrim, NH	Contoocook Valley School District	Middle	224	27.7%
39	West Running Brook Intermediate School	DERRY, NH	Derry Cooperative School District	Middle	639	26.8%
40	South Meadow School	Peterborough, NH	Contoocook Valley School District	Middle	332	26.2%
41	Boynton Middle School	New Ipswich, NH	Mascenic Regional School District	Middle	260	25.4%
42	Lebanon Middle School	Lebanon, NH	Lebanon School District	Middle	464	25.2%
43	Dover Middle School	Dover, NH	Dover School District	Middle	941	24.7%
44	Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	Derry, NH	Derry Cooperative School District	Middle	696	24.6%
45	Indian River School	CANAAN, NH	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	Middle	292	24.0%
46	Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School	Wilton, NH	Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District	Middle	130	23.8%
47	Conant Middle High School (M)	Jaffrey, NH	Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District	Middle	241	22.8%
48	Moultonborough Middle Level	Moultonborough, NH	Moultonborough School District	Middle	109	22.0%
49	Walpole Elementary School	Walpole, NH	Fall Mountain Regional School District	Middle	123	22.0%
50	The Founders Academy Charter School (E)	Manchester, NH	The Founders Academy Charter School	Middle	279	21.5%

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