Enrollment
161
High
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330573000366
Pittsfield High School
23 Oneida St., Pittsfield, NH 03263 · (603) 435-6701 · Merrimack County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Hampshire public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
60 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 43% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 14% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Pittsfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
11.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield High School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield High School this school | 161 | 37.3% | 36.3% |
| Farmington Senior High School FARMINGTON | 214 | 36.0% | 47.5% |
| Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H) Colebrook | 99 | 36.4% | 55.3% |
| Bud Carlson Academy Rochester | 96 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| Nute High School Milton | 166 | 41.6% | 36.3% |
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 Pittsfield High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #56 of 78 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #73 of 74 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #43 of 78 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #71 of 103 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #11 of 80 | #2 of 8 |
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
161
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 242
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 | 161 | N/A | N/A | 37% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 25 | 6.4:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 11.4 | 13.9:1 | 35% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 16 | 9.6:1 | 30% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 17.5 | 9.4:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 21 | 7.5:1 | 42% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 19 | 8.2:1 | 37% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 15% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 28 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsfield High School.
About Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield High School is a small high school in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, administered by Pittsfield School District. A federal count lists 161 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New Hampshire) has about 496 students.
Pittsfield High School is in Pittsfield School District, a district with 479 students across 3 schools.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Pittsfield High School. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Merrimack County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. That is 12 points above the 25% average for public schools in Merrimack County.
allk12 grades Pittsfield High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 39.4% for a school in New Hampshire with Pittsfield High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pittsfield High School posts 36.3%.
In Merrimack County (population about 155,967), the median household income is $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Pittsfield High School is one of 61 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Pittsfield Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pittsfield High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Pittsfield High School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.3% against a local average of 38.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 8 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Pittsfield School District
- Pittsfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Pittsfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Pittsfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Pittsfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 103 students
Other Pittsfield High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pittsfield High. Pittsfield High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pittsfield HighPittsfield, MA · 727 students
- Pittsfield High SchoolPittsfield, IL · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsfield Middle School0.0 mi · 103
- Pittsfield Elementary School0.1 mi · 215
- Barnstead Elementary School4.1 mi · 449
- Chichester Central School4.6 mi · 192
- Epsom Central School6.8 mi · 378
- Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (H)7.0 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsfield High SchoolHow large is Pittsfield High School?
Pittsfield High School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pittsfield High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsfield High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsfield High School?
At Pittsfield High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pittsfield High School public or private?
Pittsfield High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsfield School District.
What city is Pittsfield High School in?
Pittsfield High School is located in Pittsfield, NH.
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