About Us:

Haverhill Cooperative Middle School serves the communities of Bath, Benton, Haverhill, and Warren.  Approximately 305 students in grades 4-8 attend the school located just east of the village of North Haverhill and overlooking the beautiful Connecticut River valley.  Average homeroom class size at the middle school this year is 17.  Students in all grades complete a course of study that requires them to take math, science, social studies, and English all year long.  In addition, all students complete six-week courses of study in art, life skills, music, physical education, and technology education.  Band, chorus, and theater programs involve about half of all students.  A strong athletic program includes soccer, basketball, baseball, track and field, and softball.

The faculty is to be commended for its commitment to several initiatives the school and the SAU have undertaken to improve the academic growth of our students.  Many staff members have been trained in the implementation of Responsive Classroom, an approach to school discipline that assumes that the school's social curriculum is as important as its academic curriculum.  In addition, all teachers are continuing implementation of instruction and assessment principles they have learned through their Research for Better Teaching training and their Understanding by Design training.  Language Arts teachers continue to work closely with a consultant on improving writing instruction and assessment in all grades.  Math teachers have begun working with a consultant to improve the consistency and effectiveness of math instruction and assessment.

HCMS continues its commitment to having computers become an integrated part of daily instruction.  All 7th and 8th grader have laptop computers that they use in their wirelessly connected classrooms.  Instruction in all academic areas is enhanced by the use of the computers.  In addition to allowing students more opportunities to write, create, and share their work digitally, students can more easily supplement their textbooks with additional research and take advantage of software programs that promote critical thinking.  Sixth grade students use laptops in their daily science instruction.  Students in grades 4 and 5 receive computer instruction in their homerooms and have access to a set of wireless laptop computers.

The staff and students of HCMS are grateful for the strong support of its PTA.  The organization continues to make HCMS a great place for children.  Each year the PTA sets aside thousands of dollars to support special programs here at the school.  Thanks to the PTA, HCMS students enjoy a more enriching education.

This is the fifth year of the expanded after-school program.  Funded by a mix of local tax dollars and private, state, and federal grant funds, the program provides daily academic support for students every day after school.  The two-hour program provides homework tutoring, enrichment activities, field trips, daily snacks, and a late bus.  An advisory council is currently working on ways to secure sustainability for the program as the grant funding runs out.

The students and staff of Haverhill Cooperative Middle School are grateful for the taxpayers' generous support of the middle school's programs and invite any interested community member to visit the school and observe its programs.  Students receive a strong education at HCMS because of the town's long-standing, thorough commitment to its schools.