Enrollment
165
Middle
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330390000052
Hopkinton Middle School
297 Park Ave., Contoocook, NH 03229 · (603) 746-4167 · Merrimack County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
8 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 7 | 67 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 59% |
Student demographics
20%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
Students here typically continue to
Hopkinton Middle School→Hopkinton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hopkinton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
61.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Hopkinton Middle School
Hopkinton Middle School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton Middle School this school | 165 | 4.8% | 64.3% |
| Rye Junior High School Rye | 175 | 1.7% | 69.2% |
| Maple Street Elementary School Contoocook | 219 | 10.0% | 67.6% |
| Sanborn Regional Middle School Kingston | 251 | 10.0% | 42.2% |
| Hollis Upper Elementary School Hollis | 277 | 3.2% | 69.1% |
| Litchfield Middle School Litchfield | 344 | 11.0% | 41.5% |
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 Hopkinton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #11 of 85 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #13 of 85 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #8 of 85 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #79 of 101 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.8% | #81 of 90 | #10 of 11 |
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
165
+26 (+19%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 165 | 15.7 | 10.5:1 | 5% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 16.2 | 10.4:1 | 4% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 13.9 | 9.6:1 | 5% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 5% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 12.7 | 13.5:1 | 8% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 9% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 16 | 9.5:1 | 7% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 8 | 23.1:1 | 5% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopkinton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (172 to 165); teachers up 24% (12.7 to 15.7).
About Hopkinton Middle School
Hopkinton Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Contoocook, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County. The school reports 165 students in grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 379 average for middle schools in New Hampshire.
Hopkinton School District serves 937 students across 4 schools.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Hopkinton Middle School. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Merrimack County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Hopkinton Middle School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Hopkinton Middle School is 15.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1. Around 5% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Merrimack County average 25%.
Measured against New Hampshire public middle schools, Hopkinton Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hopkinton Middle School scores 64.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.5%.
Within Merrimack County, the median household income is $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hopkinton Middle School, Merrimack County has 60 other public schools.
Hopkinton High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hopkinton Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 165 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 139 it had in 2020-21.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkinton School District
- Hopkinton High SchoolHigh · 284 students
- Harold Martin SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Maple Street Elementary SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Other schools in Contoocook
- Hopkinton High SchoolHigh · 284 students
- Maple Street Elementary SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Other Hopkinton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hopkinton Middle. Hopkinton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hopkinton Middle SchoolHopkinton, MA · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Hopkinton High School0.0 mi · 284
- Maple Street Elementary School1.0 mi · 219
- Harold Martin School3.8 mi · 269
- Webster Elementary School5.7 mi · 88
- Simonds Elementary School6.0 mi · 132
- Henniker Community School6.4 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Hopkinton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hopkinton Middle School?
Hopkinton Middle School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Hopkinton Middle School serve?
Hopkinton Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopkinton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hopkinton Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopkinton Middle School?
At Hopkinton Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hopkinton Middle School public or private?
Hopkinton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hopkinton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.