Enrollment
294
High
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTER-LAKES COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330396000185
Inter-Lakes High School
1 Laker Ln., Meredith, NH 03253 · (603) 279-6162 · Belknap County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of New Hampshire public high schools
- B+Test 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
11.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
75 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 85 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 22% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
37.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Inter-Lakes High School
Inter-Lakes High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Lakes High School this school | 294 | 25.5% | 47.0% |
| Monadnock Regional High School SWANZEY | 448 | 24.6% | 33.3% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 326 | 21.5% | 37.7% |
| Prospect Mountain High School Alton | 402 | 21.1% | 45.3% |
| Belmont High School Belmont | 361 | 21.3% | 40.0% |
| Newfound Regional High School BRISTOL | 357 | 30.5% | 32.7% |
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 Inter-Lakes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #24 of 78 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #19 of 74 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #19 of 78 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #58 of 103 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #18 of 68 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #56 of 68 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #31 of 80 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #30 of 60 | 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
294
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 294 | 26.6 | 11.1:1 | 26% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 27.2 | 10.5:1 | 21% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 29.2 | 9.9:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 28 | 10.3:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 29% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 9% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inter-Lakes High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (327 to 294); teachers down 5% (27.9 to 26.6).
About Inter-Lakes High School
Inter-Lakes High School is a high school located in Meredith, New Hampshire, in Belknap County. The school enrolls 294 students in grades 9 through 13. On average, high schools in New Hampshire enroll around 496, and this school is 41% below that mark.
District-wide, Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District has 4 schools and 913 students.
Inter-Lakes High School is 93% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Belknap County, where about 93% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Inter-Lakes High School scores 13%.
The school has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.1 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. The school reported 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Belknap County average a similar 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Inter-Lakes High School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of New Hampshire public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Inter-Lakes High School is -0.1 points: 47.0% actual, 47.0% predicted.
Belknap County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $92,783, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,344, Inter-Lakes High School among them.
Inter-Lakes Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Inter-Lakes High School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Inter-Lakes High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Inter-Lakes High School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 288 to 294.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Inter-Lakes High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
- Inter-Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Inter-Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 137 students
- Sandwich Central SchoolElementary · 85 students
Other schools in Meredith
- Inter-Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Inter-Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Inter-Lakes Middle School0.0 mi · 137
- Inter-Lakes Elementary School0.2 mi · 397
- Moultonborough Central School7.2 mi · 245
- Moultonborough Academy7.5 mi · 137
- Moultonborough Middle Level7.5 mi · 109
- Ashland Elementary School7.5 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Inter-Lakes High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Inter-Lakes High School?
Inter-Lakes High School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 09-13.
Is Inter-Lakes High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inter-Lakes High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Inter-Lakes High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Inter-Lakes High School.
What is the student diversity at Inter-Lakes High School?
Student demographics at Inter-Lakes High School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Inter-Lakes High School public or private?
Inter-Lakes High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.