Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330300000124
Henry Wilson Memorial School
51 School St., Farmington, NH 03835 · (603) 755-2181 · Strafford County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- ABeats 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
9.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
126 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 4 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Henry Wilson Memorial School→Farmington Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Farmington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
36.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Henry Wilson Memorial School
Henry Wilson Memorial School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Wilson Memorial School this school | 271 | 46.5% | 43.9% |
| Berlin Middle School Berlin | 254 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| Claremont Middle School Claremont | 333 | 49.8% | 22.3% |
| Charlestown Middle School Charlestown | 168 | 41.1% | 33.7% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Hillsborough | 229 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| Laconia Middle School Laconia | 414 | 43.0% | 34.8% |
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 Henry Wilson Memorial School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #47 of 85 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #50 of 85 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #54 of 85 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #63 of 101 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #6 of 74 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #68 of 74 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #11 of 90 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #20 of 57 | #3 of 6 |
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
271
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
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 | 271 | 29 | 9.3:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 29 | 9.5:1 | 41% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 32.5 | 8.8:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 25 | 11.9:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 53% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 29% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 8 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Wilson Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (324 to 271); teachers down 6% (31 to 29).
About Henry Wilson Memorial School
As a small middle-grades school, Henry Wilson Memorial School serves students in Farmington, New Hampshire. The school teaches grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 271 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Hampshire (about 379).
Henry Wilson Memorial School reports to Farmington School District, which has 3 schools and 730 students.
Of every 100 students at Henry Wilson Memorial School, about 93 are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 9.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Henry Wilson Memorial School, which has 29. Middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Henry Wilson Memorial School is about 46%. That rate is above the 26% average among public schools in Strafford County.
On the allk12 Grade, Henry Wilson Memorial School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Strafford County show that the median household earns about $88,570 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Strafford County counts 39 public schools with about 13,978 students.
Farmington Senior High School is about 0.2 miles from Henry Wilson Memorial School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Henry Wilson Memorial School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Henry Wilson Memorial School had a net loss of 27 students, or 9%. By 2024-25, the school had 9.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington School District
- Valley View Community SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Farmington Senior High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Other schools in Farmington
- Valley View Community SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Farmington Senior High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Farmington Senior High School0.2 mi · 214
- Valley View Community School0.4 mi · 245
- Nute High School4.1 mi · 166
- Nute Junior High School4.1 mi · 105
- Milton Elementary School4.2 mi · 237
- New Durham Elementary School5.4 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Wilson Memorial SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry Wilson Memorial School?
Henry Wilson Memorial School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 04-08.
Is Henry Wilson Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry Wilson Memorial School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Henry Wilson Memorial School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Henry Wilson Memorial School.
How diverse is Henry Wilson Memorial School?
Henry Wilson Memorial School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Henry Wilson Memorial School public or private?
Henry Wilson Memorial School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Farmington School District.
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