Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EPPING SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330288000540
Epping Middle School
33 Prescott Rd., Epping, NH 03042 · (603) 679-2544 · Rockingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
10.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
41 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 6 | 83 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 29% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Epping Middle School→Epping High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Epping School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
40.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Epping Middle School
Epping Middle School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Middle School this school | 194 | 21.1% | 45.0% |
| Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School Wilton | 130 | 23.8% | 37.5% |
| Conant Middle High School (M) Jaffrey | 241 | 22.8% | 33.4% |
| Indian River School CANAAN | 292 | 24.0% | 34.5% |
| Boynton Middle School New Ipswich | 260 | 25.4% | 41.3% |
| Three Rivers School Pembroke | 289 | 19.7% | 47.9% |
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 Epping Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #42 of 85 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #42 of 85 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #26 of 85 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #75 of 101 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #51 of 90 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #35 of 57 | #7 of 13 |
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
194
0 (0%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
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 | 194 | 18.5 | 10.5:1 | 21% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 17.5 | 10.5:1 | 12% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 24% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 19 | 10.2:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 18.2 | 12.0:1 | 19% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 25% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 24% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 5% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Epping Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (219 to 194); teachers up 2% (18.2 to 18.5).
About Epping Middle School
Located in Epping, New Hampshire, Epping Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school. It reports enrollment of 194 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Hampshire enroll around 379, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Epping School District runs Epping Middle School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 871 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Epping Middle School is White, at 94%. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Rockingham County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Epping Middle School scores 12%.
The school has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. The school reported 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Epping Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Epping Middle School falls in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools: 45.0% actual against 49.9% predicted.
For Rockingham County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $118,331 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Rockingham County number 99, with about 41,753 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Epping High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Epping Middle School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 194 to 194.
The Epping Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other schools in Epping School District
- Epping Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Epping High SchoolHigh · 213 students
Other schools in Epping
- Epping Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Epping High SchoolHigh · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Epping High School0.1 mi · 213
- Epping Elementary School0.1 mi · 464
- Swasey Central School4.2 mi · 282
- Exeter High School4.3 mi · 1,348
- Ellis School4.9 mi · 353
- Raymond School District Preschool Program5.0 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Epping Middle SchoolHow many students attend Epping Middle School?
Epping Middle School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
Is Epping Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Epping Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Epping Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Epping Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Epping Middle School?
At Epping Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Epping Middle School in?
Epping Middle School is part of Epping School District.
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