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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330588000521
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
1 Stephen Batchelder Pkwy., Raymond, NH 03077 · (603) 895-3394 · Rockingham County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
118 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 19% |
Student demographics
23%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
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School→Raymond High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Raymond School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
45.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iber Holmes Gove Middle School this school | 413 | 28.6% | 46.4% |
| Belmont Middle School Belmont | 350 | 29.7% | 48.2% |
| South Meadow School Peterborough | 332 | 26.2% | 46.7% |
| Merrimack Valley Middle School Penacook | 466 | 32.2% | 41.8% |
| West Running Brook Intermediate School DERRY | 639 | 26.8% | N/A |
| Keene Middle School Keene | 626 | 31.8% | 42.6% |
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 Iber Holmes Gove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #39 of 85 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #29 of 85 | #9 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #36 of 85 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #38 of 101 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #47 of 74 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #41 of 74 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #37 of 90 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #14 of 15 | N/A |
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
413
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 413 | 36 | 11.5:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 37.2 | 11.3:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 19% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 26% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 32% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 21% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 28 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iber Holmes Gove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (401 to 413); teachers up 6% (34 to 36).
About Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in Raymond, New Hampshire. The school reports 413 students in grades 4 through 8.
Raymond School District enrolls 1,114 students, and its 4 schools include Iber Holmes Gove Middle School.
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Rockingham County is about 91% White. Iber Holmes Gove Middle School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School was 11.5:1. Middle schools in New Hampshire have a similar average ratio of 11.1:1. Iber Holmes Gove Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. Among public schools in Rockingham County, the average eligibility rate is 13%.
Measured against New Hampshire public middle schools, Iber Holmes Gove Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Iber Holmes Gove Middle School's results are 1.3 points above predicted: 46.4% against 45.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rockingham County show that median household income is about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 99 public schools in Rockingham County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,753.
Raymond High School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Iber Holmes Gove Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Iber Holmes Gove Middle School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 439 in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Raymond School District
- Lamprey River Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Raymond High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Raymond School District Preschool ProgramElementary · 42 students
Other schools in Raymond
- Lamprey River Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Raymond High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Raymond School District Preschool ProgramElementary · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Raymond High School0.6 mi · 326
- Raymond School District Preschool Program0.6 mi · 42
- Lamprey River Elementary School0.8 mi · 333
- Ellis School4.5 mi · 353
- Epping Middle School5.1 mi · 194
- Epping High School5.2 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Iber Holmes Gove Middle SchoolHow many students attend Iber Holmes Gove Middle School?
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Iber Holmes Gove Middle School serve?
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School?
At Iber Holmes Gove Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Iber Holmes Gove Middle School public or private?
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Raymond School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.