Enrollment
274
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWMARKET SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330528000518
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School
213 S. Main St., Newmarket, NH 03857 · (603) 659-3271 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–13HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
53 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 69 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 21% |
Student demographics
33%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newmarket School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
47.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 School
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School this school | 274 | 19.3% | 57.0% |
| Conant Middle High School (H) Jaffrey | 336 | 23.2% | 35.3% |
| Campbell High School LITCHFIELD | 343 | 13.4% | 33.7% |
| Sunapee Sr. High School Sunapee | 131 | 14.5% | 59.0% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 326 | 21.5% | 37.7% |
| Gorham High School Gorham | 149 | 22.8% | 44.0% |
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 Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #14 of 78 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #10 of 74 | #4 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #16 of 78 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #62 of 103 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #7 of 68 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #15 of 68 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #45 of 80 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #6 of 9 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
274
-36 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 274 | 27.7 | 9.9:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 28.1 | 10.0:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 28.1 | 9.6:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 9% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 28 | 9.5:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 27 | 9.6:1 | 21% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 27 | 10.4:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (266 to 274); teachers down 1% (28 to 27.7).
About Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School is one of the public schools in Newmarket, New Hampshire. It is a low-enrollment high school. The school serves grades 9 through 13. Enrollment is 274 students. High schools in New Hampshire have about 496 students on average; enrollment here is 45% lower.
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School is one school in Newmarket School District, a system of 3 schools with 973 students.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Rockingham County, the White share is about 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Staffing at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School comes to 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9:1. High schools in New Hampshire have an average ratio of 11.2:1. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of New Hampshire public high schools.
A school with Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Hampshire is predicted to score 51.0%. Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School scores 57.0%, 6.0 points above that line.
In Rockingham County, median household income comes to about $118,331, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 99, with about 41,753 students.
Among nearby public schools, Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem) is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 (Elem)Middle · 225 students
Other schools in Newmarket
- Newmarket Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)Middle · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)0.0 mi · 225
- 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 SchoolHow large is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School serve?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School.
How diverse is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School reports a student body of 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School in?
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School is part of Newmarket School District.
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