Pembroke Academy

Pembroke Academy is one of the substantial secondary schools in Pembroke, New Hampshire, part of Pembroke School District, with 744 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 496 students.

Across the 3 schools in Pembroke School District (1,345 students total), Pembroke Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Pembroke Academy shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pembroke Academy has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pembroke Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Merrimack County reports that median household income runs about $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Merrimack County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), Pembroke Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Three Rivers School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pembroke Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Pembroke Academy's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 790 (now 744).

In the discussion threads here, members of the Pembroke Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.