Enrollment
175
Middle
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330603000399
Rye Junior High School
501 Washington Rd., Rye, NH 03870 · (603) 964-5591 · Rockingham County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 5 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Rye School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
71.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Where Rye Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #7 of 85 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #3 of 85 | #1 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #13 of 85 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #77 of 101 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.7% | #89 of 90 | #18 of 18 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
175
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 175 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 21 | 9.1:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 4% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 20 | 8.4:1 | 6% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 16.9 | 7.8:1 | 5% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 18 | 9.2:1 | 5% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 21 | 10.3:1 | 10% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 3% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rye Junior High School.
About Rye Junior High School
Rye Junior High School is a public middle-grades school in Rye, New Hampshire. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 175 students. That compares with an average of about 379 students for middle schools in New Hampshire.
Within Rye School District, Rye Junior High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 386 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Rye Junior High School is White, at 93%. The school is also 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Rockingham County residents, the White share is about 91%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rye Junior High School scores 13%.
Its ratio of 8.8:1 is based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 2%. That is lower than the 13% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rye Junior High School would score about 62.5%. It scores 69.2%, 6.8 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Rockingham County, median household income comes to about $118,331, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 99 public schools and about 41,753 students.
About 1.2 miles separate Rye Junior High School from the closest public school, Rye Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Rye Junior High School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.2% against a local average of 71.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 168 to 175, a 4% rise.
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rye Elementary School1.2 mi · 211
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary School1.6 mi · 328
- Portsmouth High School3.1 mi · 1,017
- Greenland Central School3.5 mi · 367
- Little Harbour School3.7 mi · 325
- PEEP School - Pre School Program3.7 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Rye Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Rye Junior High School?
Rye Junior High School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Rye Junior High School serve?
Rye Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rye Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rye Junior High School is approximately 8.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rye Junior High School?
Rye Junior High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rye Junior High School?
Rye Junior High School is overseen by Rye School District in Rockingham County.
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