Total enrollment
2,170
-34 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Merrimack Valley School District
New Hampshire · 2,170 students · 5 cities
Within Merrimack Valley School District, 7 public K-12 schools serve about 2,170 students, an average of 310 per school.
4-year change in Merrimack Valley School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Merrimack Valley School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Hampshire | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #31 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,170 | #18 of 73 | #4,167 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #14 of 73 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #42 of 71 | #1,332 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.6% | #27 of 73 | #6,758 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #29 of 44 | #5,678 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Merrimack Valley School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Boscawen Elementary School at 55.3% proficient to Penacook Elementary School at 33.1%, a gap of 22.2 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 30 New Hampshire districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,449 to 2,170 students (down 11%) and from 184 to 191 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Valley High School | Penacook | High | 09-12 | 744 |
| Merrimack Valley Middle School | Penacook | Middle | 06-08 | 466 |
| Penacook Elementary School | Penacook | Elementary | PK-05 | 325 |
| Loudon Elementary School | Loudon | Elementary | KG-05 | 243 |
| Boscawen Elementary School | Boscawen | Elementary | PK-05 | 240 |
| Webster Elementary School | Webster | Elementary | KG-05 | 88 |
| Salisbury Elementary School | Salisbury | Elementary | KG-05 | 64 |
About Merrimack Valley School District
Merrimack Valley School District operates 7 public schools across New Hampshire, collectively instructing roughly 2,170 students.
On the school-mix side, Merrimack Valley School District consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 2,204 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,170 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Merrimack Valley School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.