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Enrollment
357
High
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330730000465
Winnisquam Regional High School
435 W. Main St., Tilton, NH 03276 · (603) 286-4531 · Belknap County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Hampshire public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
109 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Winnisquam Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
10.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Winnisquam Regional High School
Winnisquam Regional High School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnisquam Regional High School this school | 357 | 30.5% | 31.3% |
| Newfound Regional High School BRISTOL | 357 | 30.5% | 32.7% |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| Woodsville High School Woodsville | 221 | 31.2% | 41.3% |
| Fall Mountain Regional High School LANGDON | 479 | 29.6% | 43.3% |
| Stevens High School Claremont | 477 | 33.1% | 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 Winnisquam Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #66 of 78 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #74 of 74 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #60 of 78 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #49 of 103 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #66 of 68 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #34 of 68 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #22 of 80 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #10 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
357
-90 (-20%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 27.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 30% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 34.6 | 12.7:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 21% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winnisquam Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (439 to 357); teachers down 36% (34.6 to 22).
About Winnisquam Regional High School
Winnisquam Regional High School is a public high school in Tilton, New Hampshire. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 357 students. It has 28% fewer students than the average for high schools in New Hampshire (about 496).
Winnisquam Regional School District (5 schools, 1,176 students) runs Winnisquam Regional High School.
The share of students at Winnisquam Regional High School who are White is 89%. Other groups include 7% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is 5.1 students per teacher. Roughly 31% of students at Winnisquam Regional High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Belknap County is similar, at 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Winnisquam Regional High School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of New Hampshire public high schools.
Winnisquam Regional High School scores 31.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.8%.
In Belknap County, the median household earns about $92,783 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Belknap County has 23 public schools with about 7,344 students, including Winnisquam Regional High School.
Winnisquam Early Learning Center is the nearest public school to Winnisquam Regional High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Winnisquam Regional High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Winnisquam Regional High School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Winnisquam Regional High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 20% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
The allk12 page for Winnisquam Regional High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winnisquam Regional School District
- Winnisquam Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Southwick SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Sanbornton Central SchoolElementary · 177 students
- Winnisquam Early Learning CenterElementary · 30 students
Other schools in Tilton
- Winnisquam Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Winnisquam Early Learning CenterElementary · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Winnisquam Early Learning Center0.0 mi · 30
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School0.1 mi · 361
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)0.6 mi · 149
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)0.6 mi · 43
- Southwick School1.0 mi · 251
- Franklin Middle School2.1 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Winnisquam Regional High SchoolHow many students attend Winnisquam Regional High School?
Winnisquam Regional High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Winnisquam Regional High School serve?
Winnisquam Regional High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Winnisquam Regional High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Winnisquam Regional High School.
How diverse is Winnisquam Regional High School?
Winnisquam Regional High School reports a student body of 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Winnisquam Regional High School?
Winnisquam Regional High School is overseen by Winnisquam Regional School District in Belknap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.