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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy this year?
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Enrollment
654
High
STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COE-BROWN NORTHWOOD ACADEMY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330733000519
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
907 First NH Tpke., Northwood, NH 03261 · (603) 942-5531 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of New Hampshire public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
57 FTE teachers
STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
29 students
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 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 171 | 26% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 78 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coe-Brown Northwood Academy this school | 654 | 4.4% | 62.0% |
| Bow High School Bow | 622 | 5.1% | 56.0% |
| Kearsarge Regional High School North Sutton | 485 | 8.2% | 44.0% |
| Souhegan Coop High School Amherst | 696 | 6.9% | 59.3% |
| Gilford High School Gilford | 470 | 11.3% | 42.0% |
| Hopkinton High School Contoocook | 284 | 7.0% | 57.0% |
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 Coe-Brown Northwood Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #7 of 78 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #14 of 74 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #12 of 78 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #30 of 103 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #29 of 68 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #65 of 68 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #77 of 80 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #36 of 60 | #7 of 11 |
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
654
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 654 | 57 | 11.5:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 60 | 11.1:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 61 | 11.3:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 63 | 10.7:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 61.7 | 11.6:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 62 | 11.3:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 62 | 11.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 54 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coe-Brown Northwood Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (715 to 654); teachers down 8% (61.7 to 57).
About Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is a medium-sized high school located in Northwood, New Hampshire. The school reports 654 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New Hampshire is about 496 students.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is listed under Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District in federal data.
About 95% of the student body at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is White. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 57 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New Hampshire average 11.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is 4%. For comparison, public schools in Rockingham County average 13%.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of New Hampshire public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.0% actual, 60.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
County data help place the school in context: in Rockingham County, the median household income is $118,331, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, Rockingham County has 99 public schools and roughly 41,753 students.
Northwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Coe-Brown Northwood Academy holds 2 other public schools. Coe-Brown Northwood Academy ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.0% against a local average of 43.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 19 students since 2020-21, to 654.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Northwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 413
- Deerfield Community School4.9 mi · 506
- Strafford School5.5 mi · 376
- Nottingham Elementary School7.1 mi · 527
- Epsom Central School7.6 mi · 378
- Pittsfield Middle School8.0 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Coe-Brown Northwood AcademyHow many students attend Coe-Brown Northwood Academy?
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy enrolls approximately 654 students in grades 09-12.
Is Coe-Brown Northwood Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is approximately 11.5:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy?
Student demographics at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Coe-Brown Northwood Academy public or private?
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.