Seabrook Middle School, Seabrook NH

Original Research by School Decision on Seabrook Middle School

Seabrook Middle School sits on Walton Road in the town of Seabrook, New Hampshire, serving grades five through eight as a regular public school in the Seabrook School District. The enrollment is moderate for a four-grade middle school, with each grade level carrying a similar share of students. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller Hispanic and multiracial populations also represented. Nearly half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which gives the school a mixed-income profile rather than a uniformly affluent one. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available, so those dimensions of the student population could not be assessed here.

The most striking pattern in the state assessment results is the trajectory from fifth grade upward. In math, proficiency in the entry grade is very low, then rises meaningfully by sixth grade and reaches a considerably higher level in seventh and eighth. English language arts follows a similar climb, with the share of students meeting proficiency growing steadily across the grades until a majority of eighth graders reach that mark. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grades, land in a middling range, with the upper grade outperforming the lower. Participation rates are strong across every grade and subject, sitting near full participation throughout. The data suggests that students who spend more years in the building tend to perform better, though whether that reflects effective instruction in the upper grades, student attrition patterns, or other factors is something a parent would want to discuss with the school directly. The fifth grade math result in particular stands out as a soft spot worth asking about.

Seabrook itself is a compact town of about nine square miles positioned where Interstate 95 enters New Hampshire from the south. The town bills itself as the Seacoast's southern gateway, and its character reflects that position: a mix of residential neighborhoods, a beach community with year-round homes and seasonal rentals, an active fishing harbor, and a substantial commercial and industrial base along the Route 1 corridor. Big-box retail, manufacturing, and the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant are among the defining employers. The town is car-dependent, with no public transportation or rail service. Civic amenities include a public library with after-school programs, a community center with a gym and weight room, town athletic fields, nature centers, and coastal recreation. After eighth grade, Seabrook students attend Winnacunnet Cooperative High School in Hampton, and career and technical education is available through the Seacoast School of Technology.

The housing market in Seabrook's zip code carries typical home values well above the national benchmark and moderately above the New Hampshire state benchmark. Rockingham County's market data shows both supply and demand running at very high levels, with listings moving quickly and median listing prices in the county sitting in a range that reflects the broader Seacoast premium. Homes are selling faster than they were a year earlier. This is an expensive housing market relative to most of the country, and families considering a move here should factor that into their planning.

The district brief turned up little of lasting impact in terms of recent parent-relevant changes, so there is nothing specific to report on that front. No program offerings, course access data, staffing figures, discipline data, or attendance metrics were available for this school, and the absence of those pieces leaves a gap in understanding the full school environment. No comparison fact-set was provided to position Seabrook Middle School against neighboring schools or districts.

What the available picture does show is a middle school where academic results improve as students progress through the grades, set in a town with a distinct coastal and commercial identity and a housing market that commands a premium. A parent evaluating this school would benefit from asking about the fifth grade math results, how the school supports students across the income spectrum, and what the transition to Winnacunnet High School looks like for Seabrook graduates.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 44% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 43% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 50% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 54% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 37% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolSeabrook School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income48%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income50%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income62%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income19%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income37%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income54%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income53%24 pp gap