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How has Pembroke Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
744
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBROKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330558000359
Pembroke Academy
209 Academy Rd., Pembroke, NH 03275 · (603) 485-7881 · Merrimack County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
184 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 172 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Pembroke School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
23.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Pembroke Academy
Pembroke Academy's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Academy this school | 744 | 24.7% | 39.0% |
| Merrimack Valley High School Penacook | 744 | 24.1% | 48.0% |
| Conval Regional High School Peterborough | 645 | 22.8% | 36.3% |
| Kingswood Regional High School Wolfeboro | 729 | 26.6% | 42.3% |
| Kennett High School North Conway | 642 | 27.1% | 36.0% |
| Monadnock Regional High School SWANZEY | 448 | 24.6% | 33.3% |
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 Pembroke Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #48 of 78 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #48 of 74 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #32 of 78 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #25 of 103 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #55 of 68 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #46 of 68 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #32 of 80 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #50 of 60 | #5 of 6 |
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
744
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 840
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 744 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 25% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 61 | 12.5:1 | 23% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 59 | 12.8:1 | 19% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 63.8 | 12.4:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 65 | 12.8:1 | 23% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | 67 | 13.7:1 | 22% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 62 | 15.4:1 | 8% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 840 | 50 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembroke Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (790 to 744); teachers down 11% (63.8 to 57).
About Pembroke Academy
Pembroke Academy is a large high school in Pembroke, New Hampshire. It reports enrollment of 744 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in New Hampshire enroll around 496, and this school is 50% above that mark.
Pembroke School District (3 schools, 1,345 students) runs Pembroke Academy.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Pembroke Academy. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Merrimack County, where about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Pembroke Academy are from different groups.
The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Compared with the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. The average for public schools in Merrimack County is similar, at 25%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pembroke Academy lands at C+, ahead of 41% of New Hampshire public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pembroke Academy is 47.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
In the wider Merrimack County area, the median household earns about $97,004 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Merrimack County, 61 public schools serve about 17,429 students.
Pembroke Academy's nearest public school is Three Rivers School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Pembroke Academy places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 754 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 744.
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Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pembroke School District
- Pembroke Hill SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Three Rivers SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Other schools in Pembroke
- Strong Foundations Charter SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Pembroke Hill SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Three Rivers SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Other Pembroke Academy schools
One other US public school is named Pembroke Academy. Pembroke Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Pembroke AcademyDETROIT, MI · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Three Rivers School0.2 mi · 289
- Pembroke Hill School0.9 mi · 312
- Armand R. Dupont School1.3 mi · 130
- Allenstown Elementary School1.5 mi · 205
- Allenstown Community School1.9 mi · 348
- Strong Foundations Charter School3.7 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Pembroke AcademyHow many students attend Pembroke Academy?
Pembroke Academy enrolls approximately 744 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pembroke Academy serve?
Pembroke Academy serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pembroke Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pembroke Academy is approximately 13.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pembroke Academy?
At Pembroke Academy, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pembroke Academy in?
Pembroke Academy is part of Pembroke School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.