Merrimack High School
38 Mcelwain St
Merrimack NH, 03054, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-424-6204
Ranking: 
(24 out of 84, top 29%)*
(24 out of 84, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Merrimack School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 100 | 104 | 105 | 108 | 113 | 116 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,301 | 1,378 | 1,435 | 1,493 | 1,504 | 1,540 | 1,555 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 285 | 21.9% | 322 | 23.4% | 344 | 24.0% | 334 | 22.4% | 381 | 25.3% | 383 | 24.9% | 377 | 24.2% |
| Grade 10: | 326 | 25.1% | 341 | 24.7% | 330 | 23.0% | 384 | 25.7% | 377 | 25.1% | 375 | 24.4% | 383 | 24.6% |
| Grade 11: | 343 | 26.4% | 330 | 23.9% | 377 | 26.3% | 370 | 24.8% | 367 | 24.4% | 371 | 24.1% | 400 | 25.7% |
| Grade 12: | 347 | 26.7% | 385 | 27.9% | 384 | 26.8% | 405 | 27.1% | 379 | 25.2% | 411 | 26.7% | 395 | 25.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 693 | 53.3% | 737 | 53.5% | 761 | 53.0% | 808 | 54.1% | 804 | 53.5% | 812 | 52.7% | 831 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 608 | 46.7% | 641 | 46.5% | 674 | 47.0% | 685 | 45.9% | 700 | 46.5% | 720 | 46.8% | 720 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 24 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.8% | 34 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.1% | 30 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 3.0% | 38 | 2.8% | 35 | 2.4% | 43 | 2.9% | 42 | 2.8% | 43 | 2.8% | 37 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 14 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.9% |
| White: | 1,222 | 93.9% | 1,297 | 94.1% | 1,344 | 93.7% | 1,392 | 93.2% | 1,412 | 93.9% | 1,449 | 94.1% | 1,475 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 5.8% | 95 | 6.9% | 91 | 6.3% | 79 | 5.3% | 73 | 4.9% | 59 | 3.8% | 44 | 2.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 3.1% | 35 | 2.5% | 38 | 2.6% | 47 | 3.1% | 38 | 2.5% | 36 | 2.3% | 29 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.01 | 13.31 | 13.67 | 13.82 | 13.37 | 13.30 | 25.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 32% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 33% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43% | 36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 36% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44% | 37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 77% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32% | 39% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 50% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | 46% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 41% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Merrimack High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.