Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSWORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330624000420
Somersworth Middle School
7 Memorial Dr., Somersworth, NH 03878 · (603) 692-2126 · Strafford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
110 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 102 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 37% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Somersworth Middle School→Somersworth High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Somersworth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
23.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 47 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Somersworth Middle School
Somersworth Middle School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somersworth Middle School this school | 286 | 38.5% | 32.2% |
| Seabrook Middle School Seabrook | 277 | 44.8% | 39.1% |
| Laconia Middle School Laconia | 414 | 43.0% | 34.8% |
| Lebanon Middle School Lebanon | 464 | 25.2% | 50.7% |
| Winnisquam Regional Middle School Tilton | 361 | 37.4% | 39.3% |
| Merrimack Valley Middle School Penacook | 466 | 32.2% | 41.8% |
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 Somersworth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #69 of 85 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #71 of 85 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #60 of 85 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #58 of 101 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #13 of 74 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #10 of 74 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #23 of 90 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #15 of 57 | #2 of 6 |
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
286
-45 (-14%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 286 | 29.6 | 9.7:1 | 38% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 30.6 | 10.1:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 30.6 | 11.2:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 28.3 | 12.4:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 45% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 27% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somersworth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (350 to 286); teachers up 5% (28.3 to 29.6).
About Somersworth Middle School
Somersworth Middle School is a small middle school. Its address is in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 286 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Hampshire enroll around 379, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Somersworth School District totals 1,311 students.
The share of White students at Somersworth Middle School is 73%, a majority. Other students are 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Strafford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
A staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.7:1. The gap from the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire is 1.5 students per teacher. By family income, 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Strafford County is 12 points.
Somersworth Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Somersworth Middle School is 38.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.2%.
Looking at the county, Strafford County, median household income comes to about $88,570, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 39, with about 13,978 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Somersworth High School, is the closest to Somersworth Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Somersworth Middle School is behind the 40.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
Somersworth Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
The school's student count fell 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.7:1, from 11.0:1.
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Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somersworth School District
- Somersworth High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Idlehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Maple Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Somersworth
- Somersworth High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Idlehurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Maple Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Somersworth High School0.1 mi · 399
- Maple Wood Elementary School0.3 mi · 285
- Idlehurst Elementary School1.0 mi · 341
- Vivian E Hussey School1.8 mi · 370
- Rollinsford Grade School3.0 mi · 154
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street3.1 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Somersworth Middle SchoolHow many students attend Somersworth Middle School?
Somersworth Middle School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 06-08.
Is Somersworth Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Somersworth Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Somersworth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Somersworth Middle School is approximately 9.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Somersworth Middle School?
Student demographics at Somersworth Middle School are roughly 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Somersworth Middle School?
Somersworth Middle School is overseen by Somersworth School District in Strafford County.
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