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What do you wish you knew before starting at Concord High School?
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Enrollment
1,394
High
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330246000055
Concord High School
170 Warren St., Concord, NH 03301 · (603) 225-0800 · Merrimack County
GRADES 09–13HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,394 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New Hampshire public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
427 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 315 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 323 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 351 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 404 | 29% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Concord School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
28.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Concord High School
Concord High School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord High School this school | 1,394 | 30.6% | 42.0% |
| Laconia High School Laconia | 562 | 34.7% | 27.0% |
| Dover Senior High School Dover | 1,371 | 23.1% | 41.0% |
| Somersworth High School Somersworth | 399 | 28.6% | 30.7% |
| Spaulding High School Rochester | 1,298 | 27.3% | 30.7% |
| Merrimack Valley High School Penacook | 744 | 24.1% | 48.0% |
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 Concord High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #41 of 78 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #30 of 74 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #45 of 78 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,394 | #4 of 103 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #54 of 68 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #13 of 68 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #20 of 80 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #17 of 60 | #1 of 6 |
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
1,394
-143 (-9%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,191
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,394 | 107.2 | 13.0:1 | 31% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 1,448 | 112 | 12.9:1 | 32% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 1,467 | 111.1 | 13.2:1 | 28% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 1,537 | 107 | 14.4:1 | 32% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 1,648 | 108.7 | 15.2:1 | 29% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 1,701 | 112 | 15.2:1 | 30% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 1,792 | 117 | 15.3:1 | 27% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 1,716 | 97 | 17.7:1 | 14% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 1,191 | 100 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,648 to 1,394); teachers down 1% (108.7 to 107.2).
About Concord High School
Concord High School is one of the public schools in Concord, New Hampshire. It is a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 13. Enrollment is 1,394 students. High schools in New Hampshire have about 496 students on average; enrollment here is 181% higher.
District-wide, Concord School District has 7 schools and 3,835 students.
More than half of the students at Concord High School are White (79%). Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. In Merrimack County overall, about 91% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Teacher count: 107.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. Across high schools in New Hampshire, the average ratio is 11.2:1. Roughly 31% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Concord High School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Concord High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.0%) and its predicted rate (43.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
In Merrimack County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Concord High School, Merrimack County has 61 public schools.
Concord High School's nearest public school is Christa McAuliffe School (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Concord High School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was 1,394 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,537. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 13.0:1.
People who know Concord High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Concord School District
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Broken Ground SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Concord
- Rundlett Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Beaver Meadow SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Abbot-Downing SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Mill Brook SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Broken Ground SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other Concord High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Concord High. Concord High School is the largest of the 7.
- Concord HighConcord, CA · 1,137 students
- Concord HighConcord, NC · 1,128 students
- Concord High SchoolWilmington, DE · 994 students
- Concord High SchoolCONCORD, MI · 182 students
- CONCORD HIGH SCHOOLCONCORD, AR · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Christa McAuliffe School0.5 mi · 357
- Rundlett Middle School0.9 mi · 767
- Abbot-Downing School1.0 mi · 343
- Synergy Academy Chartered Public School2.4 mi · 21
- Broken Ground School2.9 mi · 291
- Mill Brook School3.0 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Concord High SchoolHow large is Concord High School?
Concord High School enrolls approximately 1,394 students in grades 09-13.
Is Concord High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Concord High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Concord High School have?
Concord High School employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Concord High School?
Student demographics at Concord High School are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Concord High School in?
Concord High School is part of Concord School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.