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Enrollment
612
High
STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN STARK REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330000300500
John Stark Regional High School
618 N STARK HWY, WEARE, NH 03281 · (603) 529-7675 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New Hampshire public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
93 students
STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 157 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 20% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
22.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 John Stark Regional High School
John Stark Regional High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stark Regional High School this school | 612 | 15.2% | 44.3% |
| Winnacunnet High School Hampton | 993 | 15.8% | 46.0% |
| Gilford High School Gilford | 470 | 11.3% | 42.0% |
| Milford High School Milford | 655 | 14.4% | 39.3% |
| Plymouth Regional High School Plymouth | 651 | 20.4% | 56.0% |
| Sanborn Regional High School Kingston | 448 | 10.7% | 38.3% |
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 John Stark Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #30 of 78 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #49 of 74 | #14 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #30 of 78 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #35 of 103 | #14 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #23 of 68 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #52 of 68 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #52 of 80 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #39 of 60 | #13 of 19 |
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
612
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 612 | 53.9 | 11.3:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 53.9 | 11.7:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 52.9 | 11.5:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 60 | 10.2:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 65.1 | 10.2:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 66 | 10.4:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 79 | 10.0:1 | 15% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 5% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Stark Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (663 to 612); teachers down 17% (65.1 to 53.9).
About John Stark Regional High School
John Stark Regional High School is a medium-sized high school. Its address is in WEARE, New Hampshire. The school serves 612 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in New Hampshire is roughly 496 students; this school is 23% above that.
John Stark Regional School District is responsible for John Stark Regional High School.
John Stark Regional High School's enrollment is 92% White. The school is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 82% White share among all Hillsborough County residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. That is close to the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. Eligible students account for 15% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
allk12 grades John Stark Regional High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
John Stark Regional High School scores 44.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.7%.
Hillsborough County census figures show that the median household income is $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 127 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 53,974 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Center Woods School is the closest, at about 2.1 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of John Stark Regional High School. Its average proficiency rate of 44.3% is below the 49.0% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (614) and 2024-25 (612). Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
The John Stark Regional High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEARE
- Weare Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Center Woods SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Center Woods School2.1 mi · 377
- Weare Middle School2.8 mi · 454
- Henniker Community School4.9 mi · 402
- Harold Martin School6.1 mi · 269
- Maple Street Elementary School6.6 mi · 219
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School7.2 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About John Stark Regional High SchoolHow large is John Stark Regional High School?
John Stark Regional High School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 09-12.
Is John Stark Regional High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Stark Regional High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does John Stark Regional High School have?
John Stark Regional High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is John Stark Regional High School?
John Stark Regional High School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees John Stark Regional High School?
John Stark Regional High School is overseen by John Stark Regional School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.