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Enrollment
976
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330393000179
Alvirne High School
200 Derry Rd., Hudson, NH 03051 · (603) 886-1260 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–13HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Hampshire public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
156 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 240 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 235 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 244 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 26% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hudson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alvirne High School
Alvirne High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvirne High School this school | 976 | 16.0% | 43.0% |
| Salem High School Salem | 1,116 | 14.9% | 44.3% |
| Milford High School Milford | 655 | 14.4% | 39.3% |
| Portsmouth High School Portsmouth | 1,017 | 11.0% | 64.3% |
| Merrimack High School Merrimack | 1,057 | 11.0% | 47.7% |
| Pelham High School Pelham | 508 | 11.0% | 35.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alvirne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #38 of 78 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #34 of 74 | #9 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #47 of 78 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #18 of 103 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #31 of 68 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #17 of 68 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #47 of 80 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #12 of 60 | #5 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
976
-115 (-11%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,237
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 976 | 84 | 11.6:1 | 16% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 1,019 | 79 | 12.9:1 | 17% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 79 | 13.1:1 | 12% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 1,091 | 81 | 13.5:1 | 15% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,189 | 97 | 12.3:1 | 11% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 1,303 | 90 | 14.5:1 | 11% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 1,408 | 91 | 15.5:1 | 12% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 1,336 | 92 | 14.5:1 | 1% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 1,237 | 76 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alvirne High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,189 to 976); teachers down 13% (97 to 84).
About Alvirne High School
Alvirne High School is a large high school with an address in Hudson, New Hampshire. It educates 976 students in grades 9 through 13. The school's enrollment is 97% larger than the 496 average for high schools in New Hampshire.
The 7 schools of Hudson School District, including Alvirne High School, enroll 2,921 students.
The student body at Alvirne High School is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 82% White share among all Hillsborough County residents. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Alvirne High School counts 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.6 students for each one. That is close to the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hillsborough County report 26%.
allk12 grades Alvirne High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Hampshire, Alvirne High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.0% actual against a predicted 53.2%.
Across Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.
Nearest public school: Hills Garrison Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Alvirne High School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Alvirne High School dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,091 to 976 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.5:1 to 11.6:1.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hudson School District
- Hudson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Nottingham West Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hills Garrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Library Street SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Nottingham West Elementary Pre SchoolElementary · 96 students
Other schools in Hudson
- Hudson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Nottingham West Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hills Garrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Library Street SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Nottingham West Elementary Pre SchoolElementary · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Hills Garrison Elementary School0.3 mi · 354
- Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School2.0 mi · 200
- Library Street School2.1 mi · 190
- Pennichuck Middle School2.1 mi · 768
- Campbell High School2.2 mi · 343
- Hudson Memorial School2.3 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Alvirne High SchoolHow many students attend Alvirne High School?
Alvirne High School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Alvirne High School serve?
Alvirne High School serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Alvirne High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Alvirne High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alvirne High School?
At Alvirne High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Alvirne High School public or private?
Alvirne High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hudson School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.