Derry School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Derry.

At a glance

3,011Students enrolled

7Schools

$23,696Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Derry

Grades K–4

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School696 students · DerryThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NH

Math proficiency33%

State average 37.7%

Reading / language arts46%

State average 51.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,696

per student each year · 2% above the NH average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration40%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)59%

State32%

Federal9%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,175’20

2,194’21

2,220’22

2,192’23

3,011’24

Students

White · 82%2,484

Hispanic · 8%231

Two or more races · 7%213

Asian · 1%41

Black · 1%33

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district

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Ernest P. Barka Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 485 students · Derry

CPublic 📚

East Derry Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 388 students · Derry

B-Public 📚

Grinnell SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 338 students · Derry

DPublic 📚

South Range Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 333 students · Derry

BPublic 📚

Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 696 students · Derry

C+Public 📚

West Running Brook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 639 students · Derry

Public 📚

Derry Early Education ProgramPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 132 students · Derry

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Timberlane Regional School DistrictAtkinson · Sandown · $21,352 per student

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Chester School DistrictChester · $21,008 per student

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Hampstead School DistrictHampstead · $30,835 per student

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Londonderry School DistrictLondonderry · $21,623 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.