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Schools in South Hooksett

South Hooksett’s public schools

Hooksett School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hooksett. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above New Hampshire’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in New Hampshire’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.9K
▲ 2% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
NH 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,277 students on the public path
In brief

South Hooksett’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South Hooksett’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Hampshire’s 439 public schools. Hooksett Memorial School places highest (better than 79%); David R. Cawley Middle School lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Hooksett, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Fred C. Underhill Schoolin HooksettNo scores
3–5Hooksett Memorial Schoolin HooksettA−
6–8David R. Cawley Middle Schoolin HooksettB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hooksett School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hooksett School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,277 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$23,872NH $23,296 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 50.8% · 794 students tested
Math61%
State average 40.5% · 794 students tested

South Hooksett vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share South Hooksett’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Hooksett—Hooksett
HooksettA−Hooksett
ManchesterD−Manchester
AuburnA−Auburn

Every school in South Hooksett

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving South Hooksettin other towns
Fred C. Underhill School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hooksett
418 students13:1Rate it →
Hooksett Memorial School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hooksett
A−
431 students15:1Rate it →
David R. Cawley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hooksett
B+
428 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Hooksett’s schools

Are South Hooksett’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Hooksett. Hooksett School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Hooksett. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Hampshire’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Hooksett in?

Hooksett School District.

Where do South Hooksett kids go to high school?

David R. Cawley Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.