Boynton Middle School

Boynton Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, operated by Mascenic Regional School District. The school instructs 260 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Boynton Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Mascenic Regional School District, a district that caters to 875 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Boynton Middle School records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Boynton Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.1:1, putting Boynton Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Boynton Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Boynton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Highbridge Hill Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Boynton Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 260 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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