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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Stevens High School?
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Enrollment
477
High
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330234000045
Stevens High School
175 Broad St., Claremont, NH 03743 · (603) 543-4220 · Sullivan County
GRADES 09–13HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
158 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 106 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Claremont School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
15.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
42.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Stevens High School
Stevens High School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens High School this school | 477 | 33.1% | 36.3% |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| Winnisquam Regional High School Tilton | 357 | 30.5% | 31.3% |
| Hillsboro-Deering High School Hillsborough | 334 | 36.2% | 43.0% |
| Laconia High School Laconia | 562 | 34.7% | 27.0% |
| Kennett High School North Conway | 642 | 27.1% | 36.0% |
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 Stevens High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #54 of 78 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #67 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #62 of 78 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #41 of 103 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #46 of 68 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #23 of 68 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #17 of 80 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #22 of 60 | N/A |
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
477
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 477 | 37.6 | 12.7:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 28% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 40% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 49 | 11.1:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 51 | 10.3:1 | 40% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 54 | 11.2:1 | 30% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 57 | 12.0:1 | 15% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 67 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stevens High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (543 to 477); teachers down 23% (49 to 37.6).
About Stevens High School
Claremont, New Hampshire, is home to Stevens High School, a mid-sized high school. It has an enrollment of 477 students in grades 9 through 13.
District-wide, Claremont School District has 6 schools and 1,534 students.
Of every 100 students at Stevens High School, about 87 are White. It is also 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.7 students per teacher. The average for high schools in New Hampshire is 11.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Stevens High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.1%.
The county, Sullivan County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,858, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 29 public schools and about 4,498 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Stevens High School from the closest public school, Claremont Preschool Center. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Stevens High School ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 36.3% versus a 28.4% average.
Federal data place Stevens High School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 522 (2020-21) to 477 (2024-25).
Stevens High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Claremont School District
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Bluff SchoolElementary · 163 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
Other schools in Claremont
- Claremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Maple Avenue SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Disnard Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Bluff SchoolElementary · 163 students
- Claremont Preschool CenterElementary · 43 students
- River View Chartered Public SchoolHigh · 30 students
Other Stevens High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Stevens High. Stevens High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Stevens High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,546 students
- Stevens High School - 42Rapid City, SD · 1,771 students
Nearby schools
- Claremont Preschool Center0.4 mi · 43
- Claremont Middle School0.4 mi · 333
- Bluff School0.6 mi · 163
- River View Chartered Public School0.7 mi · 30
- Disnard Elementary School1.0 mi · 254
- Maple Avenue School1.7 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Stevens High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stevens High School?
Stevens High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Stevens High School serve?
Stevens High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stevens High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stevens High School is approximately 12.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stevens High School?
At Stevens High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stevens High School public or private?
Stevens High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Claremont School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.