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Derry School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Derry.

Derry’s School Grade C better than 34% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
3,011
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,696
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Derry School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of New Hampshire districts
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 38.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.6M, about $2,536 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CDerry 33,990

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Derry. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency38%
State average 40.5% · 1,988 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 50.8% · 1,984 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,696 per student · 2% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 32%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,175’20
2,194’21
2,220’22
2,192’23
3,011’24

Up 38.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Derry Early Education Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Derry
132 students33:1
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Derry
C
485 students12:1
East Derry Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Derry
B−
388 students12:1
Grinnell School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Derry
D
338 students11:1
South Range Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Derry
B
333 students13:1
West Running Brook Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Derry
639 students12:1
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Derry
C+
696 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Timberlane Regional School DistrictAtkinson, Sandown
$21,352per student
Chester School DistrictChester
$21,008per student
Hampstead School DistrictHampstead
$30,835per student
Londonderry School DistrictLondonderry
$21,623per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.