Top Rankings
Somersworth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 309 students in Somersworth School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Hampshire.
Public Middle School in Somersworth School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Hampshire public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New Hampshire public middle school average of 15% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NH)
# Schools
4 Schools
156 Schools
# Students
1,335 Students
47,559 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
4,474 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Somersworth School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 189 school districts in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#168 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.28
# American Indian Students
n/a
75 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
111 Students
1,369 Students
% Asian Students
8%
3%
# Hispanic Students
69 Students
2,819 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
6%
# Black Students
29 Students
818 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
999 Students
40,294 Students
% White Students
75%
85%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
34 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
127 Students
2,151 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
456
# Students in K Grade:
94
1,393
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
1,550
# Students in 2nd Grade:
100
1,543
# Students in 3rd Grade:
95
1,589
# Students in 4th Grade:
91
1,979
# Students in 5th Grade:
101
4,447
# Students in 6th Grade:
93
10,050
# Students in 7th Grade:
108
12,326
# Students in 8th Grade:
108
12,086
# Students in 9th Grade:
118
36
# Students in 10th Grade:
101
41
# Students in 11th Grade:
90
28
# Students in 12th Grade:
101
35
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,207 is higher than the state median of $22,075. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,394 is higher than the state median of $21,293. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$3,646 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$3,517 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,207
$22,075
Spending / Student
$22,394
$21,293
Best Somersworth School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Somersworth Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7 Memorial Dr.
Somersworth, NH 03878
(603) 692-2126
Somersworth, NH 03878
(603) 692-2126
Grades: 6-8
| 309 students
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