Enrollment
242
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330207000670
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy
24 Townsend Hill Rd., Brookline, NH 03033 · (603) 673-0122 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
6 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 86 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookline School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
54.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Captain Samuel Douglass Academy
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Samuel Douglass Academy this school | 242 | 2.5% | 53.6% |
| Hollis Upper Elementary School Hollis | 277 | 3.2% | 69.1% |
| Hollis-Brookline Middle School Hollis | 369 | 3.5% | 56.9% |
| Windham Center School Windham | 426 | 3.5% | 70.4% |
| Rye Junior High School Rye | 175 | 1.7% | 69.2% |
| Hopkinton Middle School Contoocook | 165 | 4.8% | 64.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Captain Samuel Douglass Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #22 of 85 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #18 of 85 | #7 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #25 of 85 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #68 of 101 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #53 of 74 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #54 of 74 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #87 of 90 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #10 of 15 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+49% since 2000-01, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 20.2 | 12.0:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 20.1 | 12.3:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 6% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 9% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 12 | 13.5:1 | 2% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Captain Samuel Douglass Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (218 to 242); teachers up 44% (14 to 20.2).
About Captain Samuel Douglass Academy
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy is the name of a small middle school in Brookline, New Hampshire. It teaches 242 students in grades 4 through 6. It has 36% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New Hampshire (about 379).
The district, Brookline School District, operates 2 schools serving 551 students.
At Captain Samuel Douglass Academy, 91% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% Asian and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 82% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
A staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. The average for middle schools in New Hampshire, 11.1:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 2%. The average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
On the allk12 Grade, Captain Samuel Douglass Academy lands at B, ahead of 56% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Captain Samuel Douglass Academy is 8.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.6%. Predicted: 62.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hillsborough County show that the median household earns about $103,545 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Hillsborough County has 127 public schools with about 53,974 students, including Captain Samuel Douglass Academy.
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy's nearest public school is Richard Maghakian Memorial School (about 2.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.1%; Captain Samuel Douglass Academy's is 53.6%, ranking 4th of 4.
NCES assigns Captain Samuel Douglass Academy the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 247 in 2020-21, 242 in 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookline School District
- Richard Maghakian Memorial SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Brookline
- Richard Maghakian Memorial SchoolElementary · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Maghakian Memorial School2.3 mi · 309
- Hawthorne Brook3.0 mi · 449
- Squannacook Early Childhood Center3.0 mi · 89
- Spaulding Memorial3.6 mi · 413
- North Middlesex Regional3.7 mi · 711
- Hollis-Brookline High School4.0 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Captain Samuel Douglass AcademyHow many students attend Captain Samuel Douglass Academy?
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Captain Samuel Douglass Academy serve?
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy is approximately 12.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy?
Student demographics at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Captain Samuel Douglass Academy in?
Captain Samuel Douglass Academy is part of Brookline School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.