The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lisbon Regional School (middle)
Lisbon Regional School (Middle) sits in a small, residential New England town in Grafton County, within the White Mountains. The town of Lisbon was once an industrial hub, home to mills, mines, and the Parker Young Company, which publicly reported sources describe as the world's largest manufacturer of piano sounding boards at its peak. Today the community functions largely as a residential one, with a compact village center along the Ammonoosuc River. Residents have access to White Mountain National Forest and Vermont ski areas, and the town hosts an annual lilac festival on Memorial Day weekend.
The school itself is a regular public middle school serving grades seven and eight, part of the Lisbon Regional School District. It is very small, with an enrollment that fits in a single classroom per grade. The student body is almost entirely white, with just a couple of students from other racial backgrounds. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those details are unavailable here.
State assessment results from the New Hampshire SAS paint a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from roughly a third to just over half of tested students across the grade levels, with seventh grade showing the strongest results. Math performance is more uneven, varying from a low level in one grade to a middling level in another. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits below the midpoint. Participation rates are high across all tested grades, which means the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a skewed subset.
A few cautions are worth noting. The tested groups are small, so a few students moving in or out can shift results noticeably from year to year. The assessment data also includes a sixth-grade cohort, even though the school's directory listing identifies grades seven and eight as the grades served. This may reflect how the state groups testing data for the regional school building, and a parent may want to clarify the grade configuration directly with the district. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say whether these results represent a stable pattern or a single-year snapshot.
There is no graduation rate to report, which is expected for a middle school serving only seventh and eighth grades. Civil rights data, discipline information, course access details, staffing numbers, and attendance figures were not provided in the available data. Program offerings were not listed. We looked for recent district-level changes that might affect families and found little of lasting impact, so that is left out rather than guessed.
The housing market context offers two lenses. For the school's immediate zip code, home values sit well below the state benchmark and also below the national figure, suggesting relatively accessible housing costs for New Hampshire. At the county level, the median listing price runs higher, and homes spend a moderate stretch of time on the market. Active listings in the county have grown substantially compared with a year ago, while pending sales have dipped slightly, pointing to a market with increasing supply and still-healthy demand. Rental data was not available for the immediate area.
What families find here is a very small, community-rooted middle school in a quiet mountain town. The academic results are modest, with English language arts relatively stronger than math and science. The setting offers outdoor recreation and a slower pace of life, with housing costs that compare favorably to much of the state. Families considering this school may want to ask about the grade configuration, available academic supports, and how the district handles the transition into and out of these middle grades.
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