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Enrollment
622
High
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330195000563
Bow High School
55 Falcon Way, Bow, NH 03304 · (603) 228-2210 · Merrimack County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
32 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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 | 151 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 25% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Bow School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Bow High School
Bow High School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow High School this school | 622 | 5.1% | 56.0% |
| Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Northwood | 654 | 4.4% | 62.0% |
| Souhegan Coop High School Amherst | 696 | 6.9% | 59.3% |
| Kearsarge Regional High School North Sutton | 485 | 8.2% | 44.0% |
| Goffstown High School Goffstown | 1,008 | 10.4% | 55.7% |
| Sanborn Regional High School Kingston | 448 | 10.7% | 38.3% |
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 Bow High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #15 of 78 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #12 of 74 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #6 of 78 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #34 of 103 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #51 of 68 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #48 of 68 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #76 of 80 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #52 of 60 | #6 of 6 |
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
622
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 622 | 48.6 | 12.8:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 48.6 | 13.5:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 2% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bow High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (657 to 622); teachers unchanged (48.6 to 48.6).
About Bow High School
Bow High School is a high school with a street address in Bow, New Hampshire. The school's 622 students are in grades 9 through 13. Statewide, high schools in New Hampshire average about 496 students each.
Bow School District runs 3 schools with a combined 1,688 students. Bow High School is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Bow High School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Bow High School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Bow High School total 48.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. For comparison, high schools in New Hampshire average 11.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 5%. It compares with 25% for public schools in Merrimack County.
Bow High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of New Hampshire public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In New Hampshire, Bow High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.0% actual against a predicted 60.3%.
Across Merrimack County, median household income is about $97,004, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Merrimack County number 61 and enroll about 17,429.
The school nearest to Bow High School is Bow Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Bow High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bow High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Bow High School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Bow High School was 621 in 2020-21 and 622 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bow School District
- Bow Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Bow Memorial SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Bow PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Bow
- Bow Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Bow Memorial SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Bow PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Bow Elementary School0.5 mi · 542
- Bow Memorial School0.6 mi · 524
- Abbot-Downing School2.4 mi · 343
- Rundlett Middle School2.4 mi · 767
- Concord High School3.2 mi · 1,394
- Christa McAuliffe School3.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Bow High SchoolHow large is Bow High School?
Bow High School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 09-13.
Is Bow High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bow High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Bow High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Bow High School.
How diverse is Bow High School?
Bow High School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bow High School?
Bow High School is overseen by Bow School District in Merrimack County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.