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Schools in Middleton · Middleton School District

Middleton’s public schools score below 96% of New Hampshire districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Middleton’s districts is 27%, below the New Hampshire average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Middleton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 24 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 18 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 11% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
155 students on the public path
In brief

Middleton’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,660 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Middleton’s grade

D Test scores

D−: better than 4% of New Hampshire school districts. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (165)Better than 2%
Towns in Strafford County (10)Better than 10%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 69 test results could put Middleton anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Middleton’s students in the tested grades sat them (69 in math, 69 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Middleton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Middleton Elementary SchoolMiddleton School DistrictC+

Middleton’s public schools are run by Middleton School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Middleton School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 155 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$20,660NH $23,296 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 50.8% · 69 students tested
Math22%
State average 40.5% · 69 students tested

Middleton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Middleton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MiddletonD−Middleton
Brookfield—Governor Wentworth Regional
WakefieldDWakefield
MiltonD−Milton

Every school in Middleton

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Middletonby address
Middleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
155 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Middleton’s schools

Are Middleton’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Middleton children attend score below 96% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Middleton in?

Middleton School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 155 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Middleton spend per student?

$20,660 in Middleton School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.