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If you could change one rule at Goffstown High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,008
High
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOFFSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330324000137
Goffstown High School
27 Wallace Rd., Goffstown, NH 03045 · (603) 497-4841 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,008 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
105 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 256 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 22% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within Goffstown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
40.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 77 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Goffstown High School
Goffstown High School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goffstown High School this school | 1,008 | 10.4% | 55.7% |
| Londonderry Senior High School Londonderry | 1,289 | 10.9% | 55.3% |
| Timberlane Regional High School Plaistow | 944 | 10.7% | 37.7% |
| Merrimack High School Merrimack | 1,057 | 11.0% | 47.7% |
| Exeter High School EXETER | 1,348 | 7.2% | 60.3% |
| Souhegan Coop High School Amherst | 696 | 6.9% | 59.3% |
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 Goffstown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #17 of 78 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #16 of 74 | #5 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #13 of 78 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,008 | #16 of 103 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #44 of 68 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #38 of 68 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #67 of 80 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #32 of 60 | #11 of 19 |
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
1,008
-38 (-4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,162
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,008 | 80 | 12.6:1 | 10% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 1,037 | 82 | 12.7:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 1,033 | 88 | 11.7:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 1,046 | 82 | 12.8:1 | 11% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | 88.5 | 12.6:1 | 14% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 1,106 | 93 | 11.9:1 | 15% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 1,192 | 92 | 13.0:1 | 14% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 1,011 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 5% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 1,162 | 80 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goffstown High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,114 to 1,008); teachers down 10% (88.5 to 80).
About Goffstown High School
Goffstown High School is a high school in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and it is part of Goffstown School District. It reported 1,008 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 496 students for high schools in New Hampshire.
Goffstown School District (5 schools, 2,772 students) runs Goffstown High School.
At Goffstown High School, 90% of students are White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 82% White share among all Hillsborough County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
Teacher count: 80 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.6:1. Compared with the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. Compared with the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is lower.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Goffstown High School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Goffstown High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.7%; the prediction is 56.8%.
The school's county is Hillsborough County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County's 127 public schools enroll about 53,974 students and include Goffstown High School.
Glen Lake School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 54.6% on proficiency, and Goffstown High School is above that at 55.7%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 1,046 in 2020-21 to 1,008 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Goffstown High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goffstown School District
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 880 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Glen Lake SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in Goffstown
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 880 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Glen Lake SchoolElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Lake School0.8 mi · 194
- Maple Avenue School0.9 mi · 513
- Mountain View Middle School2.0 mi · 880
- Riddle Brook School3.8 mi · 478
- Bartlett Elementary School4.2 mi · 177
- Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School5.1 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Goffstown High SchoolHow many students attend Goffstown High School?
Goffstown High School enrolls approximately 1,008 students in grades 09-12.
Is Goffstown High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goffstown High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goffstown High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goffstown High School is approximately 12.6:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goffstown High School?
At Goffstown High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Goffstown High School public or private?
Goffstown High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goffstown School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.