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Keene High School

43 Arch St., Keene, NH 03431 · (603) 352-0640 · Cheshire County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
  • 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 high schools

Enrollment
1,288
High
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 496
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
302 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 929323%
Grade 1033226%
Grade 1134126%
Grade 1232225%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 33% · US 70%
White
1,13288%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 81% · US 43%
Hispanic
484%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
141%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
212%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
564%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
141%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
66452%
Female
62448%

School pathway

Feeds from
Keene Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Keene School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%

What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Keene High School

Keene High School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Keene High School this school1,28823.4%45.3%
Spaulding High School
Rochester
1,29827.3%30.7%
Pembroke Academy
Pembroke
74424.7%39.0%
Merrimack Valley High School
Penacook
74424.1%48.0%
Conval Regional High School
Peterborough
64522.8%36.3%
Plymouth Regional High School
Plymouth
65120.4%56.0%
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 Keene High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New HampshireIn Cheshire County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.3%#29 of 78N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#35 of 74N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#25 of 78N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,288#11 of 103#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#41 of 68N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.4%#29 of 68N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.4%#35 of 80N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#43 of 60N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,288
-66 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,369
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,28810512.3:123% (302)
2023-241,32810512.7:125% (329)
2022-231,29110012.9:125% (325)
2020-211,35411112.2:116% (221)
2017-181,388115.112.1:125% (348)
2015-161,36112311.1:126% (358)
2010-111,59913911.5:125% (393)
2000-011,57312113.0:112% (189)
1990-911,36911012.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keene High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,388 to 1,288); teachers down 9% (115.1 to 105).

About Keene High School

Located in Keene, New Hampshire, Keene High School is a large high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,288 students. The average among high schools in New Hampshire is roughly 496 students; this school is 160% larger than that.

Keene High School is one school in a 7-school district, Keene School District, which enrolls 3,007 students.

Most students at Keene High School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Keene High School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 12.3:1, with 105 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Keene High School is 23%.

allk12 grades Keene High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Keene High School is 48.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.3%.

Federal survey data for Cheshire County show that median household income is about $83,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 41 public schools operate in Cheshire County, serving about 8,365 students.

The nearest public school is Symonds Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Keene High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.5% proficiency; Keene High School posts 45.3%.

Keene High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,288 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,354.

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Cheshire County at a glance

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Population
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students

Quick facts

School name
Keene High School
District
Keene School District
Address
43 Arch St., Keene, NH 03431
Phone
(603) 352-0640
County
Cheshire County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,288
Teachers (FTE)
105
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
302 (23%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
330405000202
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Keene School District
Other schools in Keene
Other Keene High schools

One other US public school is named Keene High. Keene High School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Keene High School
How many students attend Keene High School?
Keene High School enrolls approximately 1,288 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Keene High School serve?
Keene High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Keene High School have?
Keene High School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keene High School?
At Keene High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Keene High School in?
Keene High School is part of Keene School District.
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