Enrollment
352
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330348000468
Hampstead Middle School
28 School St., Hampstead, NH 03841 · (603) 329-6743 · Rockingham County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
43 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Hampstead School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
48.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Hampstead Middle School
Hampstead Middle School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead Middle School this school | 352 | 12.2% | 50.7% |
| Barrington Middle School Barrington | 398 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| Litchfield Middle School Litchfield | 344 | 11.0% | 41.5% |
| Weare Middle School Weare | 454 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
| Pelham Memorial School Pelham | 349 | 11.5% | 34.9% |
| Kearsarge Regional Middle School North Sutton | 410 | 12.7% | 48.8% |
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 Hampstead Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #25 of 85 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #25 of 85 | #8 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #27 of 85 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #45 of 101 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #20 of 74 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #59 of 74 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #69 of 90 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #22 of 57 | #6 of 13 |
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
352
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 352 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 36 | 9.6:1 | 8% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 35 | 10.4:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 41 | 10.2:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampstead Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (415 to 352); teachers down 5% (37 to 35).
About Hampstead Middle School
Families in Hampstead, New Hampshire, are served by Hampstead Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 352 students in grades 5 through 8.
Hampstead School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 822 students.
At Hampstead Middle School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Rockingham County residents. By the diversity index, Hampstead Middle School comes in at 18%.
The school reported 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 12%. That is close to the 13% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
The allk12 Grade for Hampstead Middle School is B. Compared with New Hampshire public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.7%. Hampstead Middle School scores 50.7%.
Rockingham County census figures show that median household income is about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Hampstead Middle School is among the 99 public schools in Rockingham County.
The next-closest public school is Hampstead Central School, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hampstead Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 50.7% is below the 51.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Hampstead Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 352, 3% below the 363 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hampstead Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampstead School District
- Hampstead Central SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Hampstead Central School0.3 mi · 470
- Sandown Central School3.1 mi · 154
- Atkinson Academy3.2 mi · 364
- East Derry Memorial Elementary School3.6 mi · 388
- Danville Elementary School3.8 mi · 283
- Timberlane Regional Middle School4.0 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Hampstead Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hampstead Middle School?
Hampstead Middle School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hampstead Middle School serve?
Hampstead Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampstead Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hampstead Middle School is approximately 10.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hampstead Middle School?
At Hampstead Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hampstead Middle School?
Hampstead Middle School is overseen by Hampstead School District in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.