Bow Memorial School

Bow Memorial School, a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Bow, New Hampshire, operated by Bow School District, teaches 524 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 38% larger than typical.

Bow School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,688 students; Bow Memorial School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bow Memorial School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Merrimack County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 11.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Merrimack County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bow Memorial School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.2%; this one delivers 58.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Merrimack County indicate median household income runs about $97,004, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Merrimack County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), Bow Memorial School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bow Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bow Memorial School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

Bow Memorial School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Bow Memorial School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 524). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.