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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Merrimack Middle School?
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Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRIMACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330474000602
Merrimack Middle School
31 Madeline Bennett Ln., Merrimack, NH 03054 · (603) 424-6289 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
51 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 7 | 238 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 50% |
Student demographics
22%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
Merrimack Middle School→Merrimack High School
Based on grade levels within Merrimack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
56.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Merrimack Middle School
Merrimack Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Middle School this school | 480 | 10.6% | 44.3% |
| James Mastricola Upper Elementary School Merrimack | 533 | 14.1% | 50.4% |
| Barrington Middle School Barrington | 398 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| Amherst Middle School Amherst | 635 | 8.2% | 63.5% |
| Litchfield Middle School Litchfield | 344 | 11.0% | 41.5% |
| Weare Middle School Weare | 454 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
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 Merrimack Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #46 of 85 | #12 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #34 of 85 | #11 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #46 of 85 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #29 of 101 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #24 of 74 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #43 of 74 | #18 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #73 of 90 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #14 of 57 | #5 of 17 |
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
480
-70 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 480 | 47 | 10.2:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 50 | 10.8:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 53.5 | 11.1:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 53 | 10.9:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 55 | 12.1:1 | 9% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merrimack Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (596 to 480); teachers down 12% (53.5 to 47).
About Merrimack Middle School
Merrimack Middle School is a public middle school in Merrimack, New Hampshire. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 480 students. Statewide, middle schools in New Hampshire average about 379 students each.
Merrimack School District has a total of 6 schools and 3,453 students, Merrimack Middle School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Merrimack Middle School is 88% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at Merrimack Middle School and a ratio of 10.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 11% of enrollment. That is lower than the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Measured against New Hampshire public middle schools, Merrimack Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Merrimack Middle School, the prediction is 56.7% and the result is 44.3%.
Census estimates describe Hillsborough County this way: the median household income is $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Merrimack Middle School, Hillsborough County has 126 other public schools.
The nearest public school is James Mastricola Upper Elementary School, at about 2.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Merrimack Middle School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Merrimack Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 70 students since 2020-21, to 480.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. 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 Merrimack School District
- Merrimack High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- James Mastricola Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Reeds Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Thorntons Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- James Mastricola Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Merrimack
- Merrimack High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- James Mastricola Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Reeds Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Thorntons Ferry SchoolElementary · 504 students
- James Mastricola Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Gate City Charter School for the ArtsElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- James Mastricola Upper Elementary School2.3 mi · 533
- James Mastricola Elementary School2.3 mi · 375
- Merrimack High School2.4 mi · 1,057
- Reeds Ferry School3.0 mi · 504
- Souhegan Coop High School3.6 mi · 696
- Amherst Middle School3.6 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Merrimack Middle SchoolHow large is Merrimack Middle School?
Merrimack Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Merrimack Middle School serve?
Merrimack Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Merrimack Middle School have?
Merrimack Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Merrimack Middle School?
Student demographics at Merrimack Middle School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Merrimack Middle School public or private?
Merrimack Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Merrimack School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.