Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330165000014
Barrington Middle School
51 Haley Dr., Barrington, NH 03825 · (603) 664-2127 · Strafford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
43 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Barrington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
41.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Barrington Middle School
Barrington Middle School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Middle School this school | 398 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| Kearsarge Regional Middle School North Sutton | 410 | 12.7% | 48.8% |
| Hampstead Middle School Hampstead | 352 | 12.2% | 50.7% |
| Weare Middle School Weare | 454 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
| Merrimack Middle School Merrimack | 480 | 10.6% | 44.3% |
| Amherst Middle School Amherst | 635 | 8.2% | 63.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 Barrington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #43 of 85 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #39 of 85 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #39 of 85 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #41 of 101 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #55 of 74 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #67 of 74 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #72 of 90 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #51 of 57 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
398
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 15% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 15% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (407 to 398); teachers down 8% (36 to 33).
About Barrington Middle School
Federal records list Barrington Middle School as a middle-grades school in Barrington, New Hampshire. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 398 students.
Barrington School District has a total of 3 schools and 940 students, Barrington Middle School among them.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Barrington Middle School. Other students are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.1:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Strafford County is 15 points.
The allk12 Grade for Barrington Middle School is C+. Compared with New Hampshire public middle schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Barrington Middle School is 11.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.9% versus 56.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
Federal survey data for Strafford County show that the median household income is $88,570, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Strafford County is home to 39 public schools and about 13,978 public school students.
The nearest public school is Barrington Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Barrington Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 10 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (10.5:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Barrington Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrington School District
- Barrington Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Other schools in Barrington
- Barrington Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Other Barrington Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Barrington Middle. Barrington Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLLITHIA, FL · 1,345 students
- Barrington Middle SchoolBarrington, RI · 763 students
Nearby schools
- Barrington Elementary School0.6 mi · 405
- Early Childhood Learning Center2.4 mi · 137
- Seacoast Charter School3.4 mi · 287
- Moharimet School3.8 mi · 309
- Gonic School4.6 mi · 211
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street5.4 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Barrington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barrington Middle School?
Barrington Middle School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Barrington Middle School serve?
Barrington Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Barrington Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Barrington Middle School.
How diverse is Barrington Middle School?
Barrington Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Barrington Middle School in?
Barrington Middle School is part of Barrington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.