Enrollment
214
High
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330300000123
Farmington Senior High School
40 THAYER DR, FARMINGTON, NH 03835 · (603) 755-2811 · Strafford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ABeats 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
5.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
77 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 26% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Hampshire average is about 55 of 100.
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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Farmington Senior High School
Farmington Senior High School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Senior High School this school | 214 | 36.0% | 47.5% |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| Newport Middle High School (High) Newport | 291 | 36.1% | 26.5% |
| Hillsboro-Deering High School Hillsborough | 334 | 36.2% | 43.0% |
| Pittsfield High School Pittsfield | 161 | 37.3% | 36.3% |
| Woodsville High School Woodsville | 221 | 31.2% | 41.3% |
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 Farmington Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #23 of 78 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #57 of 78 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #66 of 103 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.5:1 | #1 of 68 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #32 of 68 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #14 of 80 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #15 of 60 | N/A |
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
214
-27 (-11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 214 | 39 | 5.5:1 | 36% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 35% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 31% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 25 | 9.6:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 24.8 | 10.3:1 | 34% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 32 | 9.4:1 | 39% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 25% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmington Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (256 to 214); teachers up 57% (24.8 to 39).
About Farmington Senior High School
In FARMINGTON, New Hampshire, Farmington Senior High School is a low-enrollment high school. The school serves 214 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in New Hampshire average about 496 students.
In Farmington School District, 3 schools enroll a combined 730 students.
At Farmington Senior High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. The school is also 7% multiracial. That is close to the 88% White share among all Strafford County residents. Farmington Senior High School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 39 full-time positions, a ratio of 5.5:1. That ratio is under the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 26% average for public schools in Strafford County is 10 points lower.
allk12 grades Farmington Senior High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Farmington Senior High School scores 47.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Strafford County, median household income is about $88,570, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 39 public schools operate in Strafford County, serving about 13,978 students.
The next-closest public school is Valley View Community School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Farmington Senior High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Farmington Senior High School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Farmington Senior High School had 241 students in 2020-21 and 214 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.6:1 in 2020-21, and 5.5:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington School District
- Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- Valley View Community SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolMiddle · 271 students
- Valley View Community SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other Farmington Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Farmington Senior High. Farmington Senior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- FARMINGTON SR. HIGHFARMINGTON, MO · 1,354 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Community School0.2 mi · 245
- Henry Wilson Memorial School0.2 mi · 271
- Nute High School4.3 mi · 166
- Nute Junior High School4.3 mi · 105
- Milton Elementary School4.3 mi · 237
- New Durham Elementary School5.2 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Farmington Senior High SchoolHow large is Farmington Senior High School?
Farmington Senior High School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Farmington Senior High School serve?
Farmington Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmington Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmington Senior High School is approximately 5.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farmington Senior High School?
At Farmington Senior High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Farmington Senior High School public or private?
Farmington Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Farmington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.