Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330318000044
Gilford Middle School
72 Alvah Wilson Rd., Gilford, NH 03249 · (603) 527-2460 · Belknap County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
44 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 5 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Gilford Middle School→Gilford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gilford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
52.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Gilford Middle School
Gilford Middle School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilford Middle School this school | 277 | 15.9% | 54.8% |
| Three Rivers School Pembroke | 289 | 19.7% | 47.9% |
| Weare Middle School Weare | 454 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
| David R. Cawley Middle School Hooksett | 428 | 15.9% | 57.9% |
| Hampton Academy Hampton | 313 | 19.5% | 61.3% |
| Hampstead Middle School Hampstead | 352 | 12.2% | 50.7% |
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 Gilford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #21 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #20 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #19 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #60 of 101 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #11 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #55 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #62 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #26 of 57 |
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
277
-56 (-17%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 277 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 29 | 10.1:1 | 15% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 14% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 9% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (322 to 277); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Gilford Middle School
Gilford Middle School operates as a small middle school in Gilford, New Hampshire. The school reports 277 students in grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Hampshire is about 379 students.
Gilford School District runs 3 schools with a combined 1,050 students. Gilford Middle School is one of them.
At Gilford Middle School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Gilford Middle School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. Among middle schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 16% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Belknap County, the average is 29%.
allk12 grades Gilford Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Gilford Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.8% and a predicted 53.3%.
Federal survey data for Belknap County show that median household income is about $92,783, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 23 public schools operate in Belknap County, serving about 7,344 students.
Gilford High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Gilford Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.7%, lower than Gilford Middle School's 54.8%.
The NCES locale for Gilford Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students declined from 333 to 277 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.6:1, from 11.9:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Gilford Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilford School District
- Gilford High SchoolHigh · 470 students
- Gilford Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Other schools in Gilford
- Gilford High SchoolHigh · 470 students
- Gilford Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Gilford High School0.1 mi · 470
- Gilford Elementary School0.2 mi · 303
- Woodland Heights Elementary School2.7 mi · 318
- Laconia High School2.9 mi · 562
- Laconia Middle School3.4 mi · 414
- Elm Street School3.5 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Gilford Middle SchoolHow many students attend Gilford Middle School?
Gilford Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Gilford Middle School serve?
Gilford Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gilford Middle School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Gilford Middle School.
How diverse is Gilford Middle School?
Gilford Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilford Middle School?
Gilford Middle School is overseen by Gilford School District in Belknap County.
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