Gilford Middle School

As a tight-knit middle school in Gilford, New Hampshire, Gilford Middle School caters to 277 students from grades 5 through 8, part of Gilford School District. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 379 students.

Within Gilford School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,050 students, Gilford Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gilford Middle School records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Belknap County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Gilford Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.1:1 average. Roughly 16% of students at Gilford Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Belknap County (around 29%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gilford Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 54.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Belknap County) records that median household income runs about $92,783, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Belknap County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students), of which Gilford Middle School is one.

Gilford High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gilford Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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