Enrollment
149
High
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORHAM RANDOLPH SHELBURNE COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330003500142
Gorham High School
120 Main St., Gorham, NH 03581 · (603) 466-2776 · Coos County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New Hampshire public high schools
- BTest 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
9.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
34 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 24% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
26.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Gorham High School
Gorham High School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham High School this school | 149 | 22.8% | 44.0% |
| Great Bay Charter School (H) Exeter | 94 | 22.3% | 38.5% |
| Profile Senior High School Bethlehem | 133 | 28.6% | 49.7% |
| Inter-Lakes High School Meredith | 294 | 25.5% | 47.0% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 326 | 21.5% | 37.7% |
| Epping High School Epping | 213 | 16.0% | 43.7% |
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 Gorham High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Coos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #33 of 78 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #40 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #35 of 78 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #74 of 103 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #38 of 80 | 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
149
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 149 | 16.5 | 9.0:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 16.2 | 8.6:1 | 19% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 15.5 | 8.7:1 | 15% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 14 | 10.0:1 | 12% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 13.6 | 9.0:1 | 25% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 13 | 10.6:1 | 23% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 17 | 9.8:1 | 23% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorham High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (122 to 149); teachers up 21% (13.6 to 16.5).
About Gorham High School
Gorham High School, a very small high school, is located in Gorham, New Hampshire. It enrolls 149 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 70% below the average of about 496 students for high schools in New Hampshire.
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District is the district for Gorham High School. It has 3 schools and 372 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gorham High School is 89% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Gorham High School has 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. The gap from the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is 2.1 students per teacher. At Gorham High School, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Coos County is 20 points.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Gorham High School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Gorham High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Hampshire is predicted to score 48.8%. Gorham High School scores 44.0%, 4.8 points below that line.
In Coos County, home to about 31,271 people, median household income comes to about $57,677, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coos County's 22 public schools enroll about 3,254 students and include Gorham High School.
The closest school to Gorham High School is Gorham Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gorham High School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Gorham High School as Town: Remote.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 140 in 2020-21 to 149 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Gorham High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Coos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,271
Census ACS
Median income
$57,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
3,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District
- Edward Fenn SchoolElementary · 143 students
- Gorham Middle SchoolMiddle · 80 students
Other schools in Gorham
- Edward Fenn SchoolElementary · 143 students
- Gorham Middle SchoolMiddle · 80 students
Other Gorham High schools
One other US public school is named Gorham High. Gorham High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gorham High SchoolGorham, ME · 812 students
Nearby schools
- Gorham Middle School0.0 mi · 80
- Edward Fenn School0.3 mi · 143
- Berlin Elementary School5.9 mi · 412
- Berlin Senior High School6.4 mi · 303
- Berlin Middle School6.4 mi · 254
- Milan Village Elementary School12.7 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Gorham High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gorham High School?
Gorham High School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gorham High School serve?
Gorham High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gorham High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gorham High School is approximately 9.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gorham High School?
At Gorham High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Gorham High School in?
Gorham High School is part of Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.