Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330555000357
Pelham Memorial School
59 Marsh Rd., Pelham, NH 03076 · (603) 635-2321 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
40 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 122 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 33% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Pelham Memorial School→Pelham High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pelham School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
30.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
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 Memorial School
Pelham Memorial School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham Memorial School this school | 349 | 11.5% | 34.9% |
| Litchfield Middle School Litchfield | 344 | 11.0% | 41.5% |
| Hampstead Middle School Hampstead | 352 | 12.2% | 50.7% |
| David R. Cawley Middle School Hooksett | 428 | 15.9% | 57.9% |
| Sanborn Regional Middle School Kingston | 251 | 10.0% | 42.2% |
| James Mastricola Upper Elementary School Merrimack | 533 | 14.1% | 50.4% |
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 Pelham Memorial School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #63 of 85 | #19 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #62 of 85 | #19 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #59 of 85 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #47 of 101 | #20 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #18 of 74 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #38 of 74 | #17 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #70 of 90 | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #3 of 57 | #1 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
349
-84 (-19%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 349 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 35 | 9.7:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 37 | 9.6:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 7% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelham Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (479 to 349); teachers down 3% (36 to 35).
About Pelham Memorial School
Pelham Memorial School is a middle school with a street address in Pelham, New Hampshire. The school's enrollment of 349 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Pelham Memorial School belongs to Pelham School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,607 students.
At Pelham Memorial School, White students make up 87% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Pelham Memorial School comes in at 24%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.0:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pelham Memorial School is 11%. Compared with the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Pelham Memorial School is C-. Compared with New Hampshire public middle schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Pelham Memorial School is among the bottom 10% of schools in New Hampshire. Predicted: 56.2%. Actual: 34.9%.
Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $103,545, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 127 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 53,974 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pelham Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pelham Memorial School is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Pelham Memorial School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 349, 19% below the 433 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.7 to 10.0 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pelham Memorial School, you can post them here. 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 Pelham School District
- Pelham Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Pelham High SchoolHigh · 508 students
Other schools in Pelham
- Pelham Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Pelham High SchoolHigh · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Pelham Elementary School0.2 mi · 750
- Pelham High School0.4 mi · 508
- Golden Brook Elementary School3.4 mi · 1,113
- Windham Middle School3.5 mi · 414
- George H. Englesby Elementary School3.6 mi · 520
- Dracut Senior High3.7 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Pelham Memorial SchoolHow large is Pelham Memorial School?
Pelham Memorial School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pelham Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pelham Memorial School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pelham Memorial School have?
Pelham Memorial School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Pelham Memorial School?
Pelham Memorial School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pelham Memorial School in?
Pelham Memorial School is part of Pelham School District.
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