Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWMARKET SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330528000542
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)
213 S. Main St., Newmarket, NH 03857 · (603) 659-3271 · Rockingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- A-Test 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
10.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
39 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 32% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
49.0%
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 49 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)'s state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) this school | 225 | 17.3% | 55.6% |
| Hampton Academy Hampton | 313 | 19.5% | 61.3% |
| Gilford Middle School Gilford | 277 | 15.9% | 54.8% |
| Conant Middle High School (M) Jaffrey | 241 | 22.8% | 33.4% |
| Three Rivers School Pembroke | 289 | 19.7% | 47.9% |
| Maple Street Elementary School Contoocook | 219 | 10.0% | 67.6% |
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 Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #20 of 85 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #24 of 85 | #7 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #16 of 85 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #72 of 101 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #32 of 74 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #23 of 74 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #59 of 90 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #38 of 57 | #8 of 13 |
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
225
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 225 | 21.6 | 10.4:1 | 17% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 21.1 | 10.7:1 | 21% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 23 | 9.7:1 | 19% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 26 | 9.3:1 | 12% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 24 | 8.8:1 | 17% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 15% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem).
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (251 to 225); teachers up 3% (21 to 21.6).
About Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)
Located in Newmarket, New Hampshire, Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is a small middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 225 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in New Hampshire is roughly 379 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) falls under Newmarket School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 973 students.
At Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem), White students make up 82% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Rockingham County, the White share is about 91%. By the diversity index, Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) comes in at 32%.
Staffing totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. That ratio is under the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is 17%.
The allk12 Grade for Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is A-. Compared with New Hampshire public middle schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New Hampshire with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.4%. Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) scores 55.6%.
Rockingham County census figures show that median household income is about $118,331, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 99 public schools operate in Rockingham County, serving about 41,753 students.
The nearest public school is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 55.6% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) had 243 students in 2020-21 and 225 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. The ratio was 9.3:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newmarket School District
- Newmarket Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Other schools in Newmarket
- Newmarket Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School0.0 mi · 274
- Newmarket Elementary School0.4 mi · 474
- Newfields Elementary School2.8 mi · 115
- Stratham Memorial School4.3 mi · 498
- Oyster River Middle School4.5 mi · 585
- Mast Way School4.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)What is the total enrollment at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 06-08.
Is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem).
How diverse is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) in?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is part of Newmarket School District.
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