Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330299000114
Charlestown Middle School
307 Main St., Charlestown, NH 03603 · (603) 826-7711 · Sullivan County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- C-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
9.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
69 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 38 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%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
Students here typically continue to
Charlestown Middle School→Fall Mountain Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Fall Mountain Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
20.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Charlestown Middle School
Charlestown Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Middle School this school | 168 | 41.1% | 33.7% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Hillsborough | 229 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| Vilas Elementary School Alstead | 108 | 40.7% | 47.2% |
| Hinsdale Middle High School Hinsdale | 121 | 43.0% | 24.0% |
| Henry Wilson Memorial School Farmington | 271 | 46.5% | 43.9% |
| Haverhill Cooperative Middle School North Haverhill | 229 | 34.1% | 25.6% |
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 Charlestown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #66 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #74 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #61 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #78 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #19 of 90 |
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
168
+25 (+17%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 168 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 41% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 16.3 | 11.8:1 | 44% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 11.9 | 11.5:1 | 41% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 14 | 10.2:1 | 49% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 14.9 | 8.9:1 | 54% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 44% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 46% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 30% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlestown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (133 to 168); teachers up 21% (14.9 to 18).
About Charlestown Middle School
Charlestown Middle School runs as a small middle school in Charlestown, New Hampshire. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 168 students. That puts enrollment 56% below the 379-student average for middle schools in New Hampshire.
A total of 12 schools make up Fall Mountain Regional School District, with 1,420 students enrolled.
Charlestown Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Sullivan County, where about 92% of residents are White. The diversity index for Charlestown Middle School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Charlestown Middle School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Hampshire is 11.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 41% at Charlestown Middle School.
Charlestown Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Charlestown Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.7%; the prediction is 37.0%.
In Sullivan County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,858, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,498, Charlestown Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Charlestown Primary School is about 0.3 miles from Charlestown Middle School. The five-mile area around Charlestown Middle School holds 2 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 168 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 143.
The Charlestown Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fall Mountain Regional School District
- Fall Mountain Regional High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Charlestown Primary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Walpole Elementary SchoolMiddle · 123 students
- Vilas Elementary SchoolMiddle · 108 students
- North Walpole SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Walpole Primary SchoolElementary · 72 students
Other schools in Charlestown
- Charlestown Primary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- N. Charlestown Community SchoolElementary · 26 students
Other Charlestown Middle schools
One other US public school is named Charlestown Middle. Charlestown Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Charlestown Middle SchoolCharlestown, IN · 647 students
Nearby schools
- Charlestown Primary School0.3 mi · 234
- Springfield High School4.4 mi · 306
- Sarah Porter School5.0 mi · 19
- Fall Mountain Regional -Pre School Program5.2 mi · 15
- Fall Mountain Regional High School5.2 mi · 479
- Union Street School5.4 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Charlestown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charlestown Middle School?
Charlestown Middle School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Charlestown Middle School serve?
Charlestown Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Charlestown Middle School have?
Charlestown Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Charlestown Middle School?
Student demographics at Charlestown Middle School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Charlestown Middle School in?
Charlestown Middle School is part of Fall Mountain Regional School District.
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