Enrollment
103
Middle
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330573000539
Pittsfield Middle School
23 Oneida St., Pittsfield, NH 03263 · (603) 435-6701 · Merrimack County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
54 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 36 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%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
Students here typically continue to
Pittsfield Middle School→Pittsfield High School
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
37.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
14.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Middle School
Pittsfield Middle School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Middle School this school | 103 | 52.4% | 27.4% |
| Daisy Bronson Junior High School Littleton | 86 | 53.5% | 35.5% |
| Nute Junior High School Milton | 105 | 48.6% | 35.0% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 138 | 56.5% | 18.9% |
| Hinsdale Middle High School Hinsdale | 121 | 43.0% | 24.0% |
| Berlin Middle School Berlin | 254 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
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 Pittsfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #75 of 85 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #83 of 85 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #73 of 85 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 103 | #89 of 101 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #4 of 90 | #2 of 11 |
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
103
-35 (-25%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 146
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 | 103 | N/A | N/A | 52% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | N/A | N/A | 44% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 5 | 27.8:1 | 43% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 36% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 8.3 | 9.3:1 | 51% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 55% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 13 | 6.7:1 | 39% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | 18% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsfield Middle School.
About Pittsfield Middle School
This page covers Pittsfield Middle School, a small middle school in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 103 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Hampshire is about 379, so this school runs 73% smaller than that.
Pittsfield School District serves 479 students across 3 schools.
White students are the large majority at Pittsfield Middle School, with 84% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pittsfield Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 25% average among public schools in Merrimack County.
allk12 grades Pittsfield Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pittsfield Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.4% and a predicted 29.6%.
Merrimack County has about 155,967 residents, and median household income is about $97,004, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 61 public schools in Merrimack County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,429.
The closest public school to Pittsfield Middle School is Pittsfield High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Pittsfield Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 27.4% is below the 39.3% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Pittsfield Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 138 in 2020-21 and 103 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease.
Community posts for Pittsfield Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Pittsfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsfield High School0.0 mi · 161
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pittsfield Middle School?
Pittsfield Middle School enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pittsfield Middle School serve?
Pittsfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsfield Middle School?
At Pittsfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Pittsfield Middle School public or private?
Pittsfield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsfield School District.
Where is Pittsfield Middle School located?
Pittsfield Middle School is located at 23 Oneida St., Pittsfield, NH 03263.
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