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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330555000358

Pelham High School

85 Marsh Rd., Pelham, NH 03076 · (603) 635-2115 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New Hampshire public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats 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

Enrollment
508
High
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 496
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
56 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 910220%
Grade 1011823%
Grade 1114128%
Grade 1214729%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 70%
White
41782%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 81% · US 43%
Hispanic
479%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
224%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
27153%
Female
23747%

School pathway

Feeds from
Pelham Memorial School06–08
Based on grade levels within Pelham School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above Proficient
English Language Arts
62.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
17.0%
NH avg 43.0%

What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Pelham High School

Pelham High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pelham High School this school50811.0%35.3%
Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth
1,01711.0%64.3%
Alvirne High School
Hudson
97616.0%43.0%
Campbell High School
LITCHFIELD
34313.4%33.7%
Salem High School
Salem
1,11614.9%44.3%
Milford High School
Milford
65514.4%39.3%
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 Pelham High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New HampshireIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#59 of 78#15 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#62 of 74#17 of 20
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#46 of 78#12 of 21
Enrollment
ranked largest first
508#38 of 103#15 of 25
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#12 of 68#2 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.5%#18 of 68#10 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
11.0%#61 of 80#16 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.0%#8 of 60#4 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
508
-93 (-15%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255084910.4:111% (56)
2023-245565110.9:17% (40)
2022-235755510.4:17% (41)
2020-216015510.9:14% (24)
2017-1865150.512.9:110% (65)
2015-166265012.5:19% (57)
2010-116224912.7:19% (58)
2000-015814213.8:12% (12)
1990-914583413.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelham High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (651 to 508); teachers down 3% (50.5 to 49).

About Pelham High School

Pelham High School is a high school in Pelham, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. It has an enrollment of 508 students in grades 9 through 12.

The 3 schools in Pelham School District enroll 1,607 students altogether, Pelham High School among them.

White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among Hillsborough County residents, the White share is about 82%. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Pelham High School are from different groups.

Pelham High School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Hampshire is 11.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 11% at Pelham High School. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 15 points.

Pelham High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of New Hampshire public high schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pelham High School ranks in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. It scores 35.3%; the prediction is 56.5%.

In Hillsborough County, home to about 426,378 people, median household income comes to about $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County's 127 public schools enroll about 53,974 students and include Pelham High School.

Among nearby public schools, Pelham Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pelham High School. Pelham High School places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pelham High School had a net loss of 93 students, or 15%.

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Hillsborough County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Pelham High School
District
Pelham School District
Address
85 Marsh Rd., Pelham, NH 03076
Phone
(603) 635-2115
County
Hillsborough County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
508
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
56 (11%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
330555000358
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pelham School District
Other schools in Pelham
Other Pelham High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pelham High. Pelham High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pelham High School
What is the total enrollment at Pelham High School?
Pelham High School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pelham High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pelham High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pelham High School have?
Pelham High School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pelham High School?
At Pelham High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pelham High School in?
Pelham High School is part of Pelham School District.
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