The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Rundlett Middle School
Rundlett Middle School sits on South Street in Concord, New Hampshire's capital city, and serves the upper middle grades for the Concord School District. It is a regular public school covering grades six through eight, and its enrollment places it among the larger middle schools in the area. The student body is predominantly white, with representation from Black, Asian, and Hispanic students rounding out the population. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the sources we reviewed, so those populations go undescribed here rather than guessed at.
On New Hampshire's state assessment, Rundlett's English language arts results are the school's clear academic strength. A majority of students across all three grade levels met or exceeded proficiency in ELA, with the share ticking upward from sixth grade through eighth grade. That pattern, where older students perform better than younger ones, suggests the literacy instruction is building on itself over the middle school years. Math results tell a different story. Across all three grades, fewer than half of students reached proficiency, with the share holding fairly steady from sixth through eighth grade. Eighth-grade science results landed in a similar range. A parent weighing this school for a child who needs math support may want to look into how the school structures intervention and enrichment in that subject. Participation rates were high across all assessed grades and subjects, which means these results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a skewed subset.
The state does not report a graduation rate for Rundlett, and that is expected. Graduation rates apply to high schools, and Rundlett's grade band ends at eighth grade. The same logic explains the absence of Advanced Placement, dual-credit, or career-pathway data. Those programs belong to the high school level, so they simply do not appear for a middle school. We looked for information on course offerings, staffing ratios, attendance patterns, and discipline data and found little in the available sources, so those topics are left out rather than approximated.
What stands out most about Rundlett right now is its physical future. Concord voters approved a bond in March 2024 to replace the current building, which has dealt with aging infrastructure, HVAC problems, and plumbing issues for years. The replacement will be built on a new site, with an opening targeted around 2027. The project is publicly reported as one of the largest school construction efforts in New Hampshire's history, and it carries a property-tax increase for Concord residents. For a family looking at Rundlett today, this means a child enrolling soon could spend part of their middle school years in an older building with known maintenance challenges and then transition into a brand-new facility, or could arrive after the new school opens. The timeline is worth asking about directly.
Concord itself gives Rundlett a particular backdrop. As the state capital, the city draws employment from state government, Concord Hospital, and the healthcare and insurance sectors. The downtown runs along Main Street, with residential neighborhoods spreading into the North End and South End, and four outlying villages giving the city a spread-out feel. Concord Heights, east of the Merrimack River, has absorbed most of the city's newer commercial growth, so the area mixes a historic downtown core with auto-oriented commercial strips. Housing in the ZIP code covering Rundlett sits above the national average in value but below the statewide benchmark, and rents are moderate relative to local income. For families considering a move into the attendance area, buying a home carries a higher cost burden than renting, and the school bond adds to the property-tax picture.
Rundlett is a mid-sized, demographically mixed middle school with solid literacy outcomes and room to grow in math. Its biggest near-term change is the building replacement, which will reshape the school's physical environment within the next several years.
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