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What's something Bow Memorial School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
524
Middle
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330195000029
Bow Memorial School
20 Bow Center Rd., Bow, NH 03304 · (603) 225-3212 · Merrimack County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
19 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 32% |
Student demographics
16%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
Students here typically continue to
Bow Memorial School→Bow High School
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
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
52.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Memorial School
Bow Memorial School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Memorial School this school | 524 | 3.6% | 58.6% |
| Amherst Middle School Amherst | 635 | 8.2% | 63.5% |
| Hollis-Brookline Middle School Hollis | 369 | 3.5% | 56.9% |
| Barrington Middle School Barrington | 398 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| Merrimack Middle School Merrimack | 480 | 10.6% | 44.3% |
| Hollis Upper Elementary School Hollis | 277 | 3.2% | 69.1% |
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 Bow Memorial School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #16 of 85 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #19 of 85 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #14 of 85 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #26 of 101 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #74 of 74 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #63 of 74 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.6% | #82 of 90 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #12 of 15 | N/A |
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
524
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 41.8 | 11.8:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bow Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (492 to 524); teachers down 26% (41.8 to 31).
About Bow Memorial School
Bow Memorial School is a mid-sized middle-grades school that serves part of Bow, New Hampshire. There are 524 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in New Hampshire, the average enrollment is about 379.
Bow School District has a total of 3 schools and 1,688 students, Bow Memorial School among them.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Bow Memorial School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Merrimack County, where about 91% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.9:1 is based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Hampshire is 11.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Merrimack County, the average is 25%.
Among New Hampshire public middle schools, Bow Memorial School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bow Memorial School is 2.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.6%. Predicted: 61.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Merrimack County show that the median household earns about $97,004 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Merrimack County, 61 public schools serve about 17,429 students.
Bow Memorial School's nearest public school is Bow Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Bow Memorial School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Bow Memorial School had 526 students in 2020-21 and 524 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Bow Memorial School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 622 students
- Bow Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Bow PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Bow
- Bow High SchoolHigh · 622 students
- Bow Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Bow PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Bow Elementary School0.1 mi · 542
- Bow High School0.6 mi · 622
- Abbot-Downing School2.6 mi · 343
- Rundlett Middle School2.7 mi · 767
- Concord High School3.5 mi · 1,394
- Christa McAuliffe School3.6 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Bow Memorial SchoolHow large is Bow Memorial School?
Bow Memorial School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bow Memorial School serve?
Bow Memorial School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Bow Memorial School have?
Bow Memorial School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Bow Memorial School?
Bow Memorial School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bow Memorial School public or private?
Bow Memorial School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bow School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.