Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330522000517
Newfound Memorial Middle School
155 N. Main St., Bristol, NH 03222 · (603) 744-8162 · Grafton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
104 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 39% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Newfound Memorial Middle School→Newfound Regional High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newfound Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Newfound Memorial Middle School
Newfound Memorial Middle School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfound Memorial Middle School this school | 296 | 35.1% | 47.9% |
| Haverhill Cooperative Middle School North Haverhill | 229 | 34.1% | 25.6% |
| Kingswood Regional Middle School Wolfeboro | 345 | 32.8% | 47.0% |
| A. Crosby Kennett Middle School Conway | 308 | 33.4% | 41.1% |
| Hillsboro-Deering Middle School Hillsborough | 229 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| Winnisquam Regional Middle School Tilton | 361 | 37.4% | 39.3% |
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 Newfound Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #32 of 85 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #35 of 85 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #38 of 85 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #55 of 101 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #44 of 74 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #69 of 74 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #26 of 90 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #47 of 57 | N/A |
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
296
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
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 | 296 | 26 | 11.4:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 26.8 | 10.5:1 | 32% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 25.6 | 11.2:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 29% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 27.3 | 11.4:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 44% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 32 | 9.5:1 | 36% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 25% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newfound Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (312 to 296); teachers down 5% (27.3 to 26).
About Newfound Memorial Middle School
Newfound Memorial Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school with its address in Bristol, New Hampshire. The school serves 296 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in New Hampshire is roughly 379 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Newfound Area School District (6 schools, 1,152 students) runs Newfound Memorial Middle School.
Newfound Memorial Middle School's enrollment is 94% White. The school is also 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Newfound Memorial Middle School and a ratio of 11.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 35% of enrollment. Public schools in Grafton County average 25%.
allk12 grades Newfound Memorial Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Newfound Memorial Middle School is 7.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
Grafton County census figures show that the median household income is $88,261, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 53 public schools in Grafton County, enrolling about 10,161 students in all.
The closest other public school is Bristol Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Newfound Memorial Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Newfound Memorial Middle School at 4th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Newfound Memorial Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Newfound Memorial Middle School climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 275 to 296 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Grafton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,120
Census ACS
Median income
$88,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
10,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newfound Area School District
- Newfound Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Bridgewater-Hebron Village SchoolElementary · 137 students
- New Hampton Community SchoolElementary · 93 students
- Danbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 66 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Newfound Regional High SchoolHigh · 357 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Bristol Elementary School0.2 mi · 203
- Newfound Regional High School3.3 mi · 357
- Bridgewater-Hebron Village School3.6 mi · 137
- New Hampton Community School5.1 mi · 93
- Jennie D. Blake School5.3 mi · 63
- Danbury Elementary School7.3 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Newfound Memorial Middle SchoolHow many students attend Newfound Memorial Middle School?
Newfound Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Newfound Memorial Middle School serve?
Newfound Memorial Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Newfound Memorial Middle School have?
Newfound Memorial Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Newfound Memorial Middle School?
Student demographics at Newfound Memorial Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Newfound Memorial Middle School in?
Newfound Memorial Middle School is part of Newfound Area School District.
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