Pelham High School

85 Marsh Rd, Pelham, NH 03076 | (603) 635-2115

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 656

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2.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 656 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 28th out of 80 high schools in NH.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 85 Marsh Rd., Pelham, NH 03076

Principal or Admin: Dr. Dorothy Mohr
Fax: (603) 635-3994

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
Shared Time School

School District Details

Pelham School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,349
Graduation Rate: 81.2%
Dropout Rate: 2.3%
Students Per Teacher: 16.1
Enrolled Students: 2,207

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 656
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 48.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 316 (48.2%)
Females: 340 (51.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (5.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 37 (5.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Pelham High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	2	0.3%
Asian	17	2.6%
Hispanic	13	2.0%
White	622	94.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	168	25.6%
10th Grade	164	25.0%
11th Grade	158	24.1%
12th Grade	166	25.3%

Source: NH Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews

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7 reviews for Pelham High School

Reviewed by Student on September 09, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
pelham high really sucks. there is no ac in the building. i was in the portables and a thermometer in the room read 98 degrees. in all honesty, i think if i ran into a wall it would fall over. also, the faculty has no control over the student body. overall nobody here really cares about education. especially not the staff. -currently enrolled student

Reviewed by Former Student on June 25, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I went to this school for 4 years now. Yes the building is crap and a fire could spread from one side of the building to the other im probably seconds. Yes its over-crouded, has fake walls, etc. But the education is fine. Dont not send your kids there because of it being a "bad" education. Cause the education you get there is fine. If you want an education for your kids send them to some 40k a year private school. But as public schools go, you can get a great education here. And dont fall victem to people saying "most classrooms are 2-in-one seperated by book cases, because that is only the case in maybe one or two classrooms. By any means not "most". So to sum this all up, yes the building is old as time itself and its a little crouded. But that in no way affects the education. If your kids wants an education there is a great one to be got here. But if your kids a lazy idiot. Which each underclassmen class seams to be, and they dont get an education. Its their fault, not the staffs. If you kid doesnt want to put the effort in to get an education it doesnt matter where you send them to, they will make up excuses and or not pay attention or try. But if you kid does want an education and they try even a little, they will get a great one here at pelham high school.

Reviewed by Student on April 29, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I live and grew up in Pelham. while the town and people are fantastic, my parents refused to send me to the high school and i'm sure glad they didn't. all my friends who go there used to tell me how horrible it is. however, when ever the school is mentioned in conversation a dissapointing aura comes over everyone. i recommend sending your child to another school.

Reviewed by Student on June 01, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school sucks teachers are always mean and try to kill students so i think not to bring ur kids to this school maybe nushua south is a very nice school

Reviewed by Student on September 27, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
There is a lack of walls, because it fell victim to the open classroom concept of the 60s and 70s (Its that old.) in which they thought they could just leave the classes open so that information could flow freely....Of course this was unsuccessful, so we put up a few flimsy walls- but most classrooms are 2-in-one with only a bookcase separating. The classes out in the trailer are by far the nicest, although they are very hot in summer and very cold in winter. The school is also may be losing accreditation in 2008. If you are considering sending your child to this school, I'd suggest you look at other schools first.

Reviewed by Student on September 05, 2006
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school is getting horibly crowded and the teacher to student ratio is way off... i only have 1 class with 14 people and that is a music class that is optional most of my other classes are between 18:1 or 25:1, also the schools quality ir terible many of the rooms have fake walls that seperate the classes so the noise is very disracting. i would not recomend sending your children here it is a horible place to get an education

Reviewed by on September 05, 2006
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
pelham high school needs to be rebuilt. the classes are too small and the technology is horrible. if you are considering this school for your children, look at other high schools before choosing this one.

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Pelham High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on NECAP state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

NECAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	35.0%	34.0%	36.0%
2010	22.0%	22.0%	33.0%

Reading Test
2011	81.0%	81.0%	74.0%
2010	79.0%	79.0%	73.0%

Science Test
2011	19.0%	19.0%	24.0%
2010	26.0%	26.0%	24.0%

Writing Test
2011	50.0%	50.0%	45.0%
2010	55.0%	55.0%	50.0%

Source: NH Department of Education 2010-2011

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