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Alumni: what's one memory from Laconia Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330414000211
Laconia Middle School
150 McGrath St., Laconia, NH 03246 · (603) 524-4632 · Belknap County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- CTest 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
11.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
178 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 6 | 138 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Laconia Middle School→Laconia High School
Based on grade levels within Laconia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
29.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Laconia Middle School
Laconia Middle School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laconia Middle School this school | 414 | 43.0% | 34.8% |
| Seabrook Middle School Seabrook | 277 | 44.8% | 39.1% |
| Claremont Middle School Claremont | 333 | 49.8% | 22.3% |
| Winnisquam Regional Middle School Tilton | 361 | 37.4% | 39.3% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Hillsborough | 229 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| Henry Wilson Memorial School Farmington | 271 | 46.5% | 43.9% |
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 Laconia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #64 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #64 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #62 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #36 of 101 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #40 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #30 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #14 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #56 of 57 |
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
414
-67 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 414 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 43% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 37 | 10.7:1 | 51% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 37 | 11.0:1 | 47% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 36 | 11.5:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 44 | 9.7:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 31% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laconia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (415 to 414); teachers up 3% (36 to 37).
About Laconia Middle School
Laconia, New Hampshire, is home to Laconia Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 414 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, Laconia School District has 5 schools and 1,808 students.
White students are the large majority at Laconia Middle School, with 85% of enrollment. Next come 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 93% White among all Belknap County residents. By the diversity index, Laconia Middle School comes in at 28%.
Laconia Middle School's 37 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.2:1. Middle schools in New Hampshire average about 11.1:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%. The 29% average for public schools in Belknap County is 14 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Laconia Middle School is C+. Compared with New Hampshire public middle schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Laconia Middle School, the prediction is 35.7% and the result is 34.8%.
Among Belknap County residents, median household income is about $92,783, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Belknap County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,344.
The closest other public school is Pleasant Street School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Laconia Middle School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.8% against a local average of 44.2%.
The NCES locale for Laconia Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Laconia Middle School saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Laconia Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Laconia School District
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Pleasant Street SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Laconia
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Pleasant Street SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Street School0.3 mi · 255
- Laconia High School0.6 mi · 562
- Woodland Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 318
- Elm Street School1.4 mi · 259
- Gilford Middle School3.4 mi · 277
- Gilford High School3.4 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Laconia Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laconia Middle School?
Laconia Middle School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Laconia Middle School serve?
Laconia Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Laconia Middle School have?
Laconia Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Laconia Middle School?
Laconia Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Laconia Middle School?
Laconia Middle School is overseen by Laconia School District in Belknap County.
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