David R. Cawley Middle School

As a medium-sized middle-grades school in Hooksett, New Hampshire, David R. Cawley Middle School teaches 428 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Hooksett School District.

Hooksett School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,277 students. David R. Cawley Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, David R. Cawley Middle School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, David R. Cawley Middle School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages about 11.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Merrimack County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, David R. Cawley Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.3%, the actual is 57.9%, a residual of +4.6 points.

Across the wider county, Merrimack County reports that median household income runs about $97,004, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. David R. Cawley Middle School is one of 61 public schools in Merrimack County (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fred C. Underhill School, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, David R. Cawley Middle School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.

David R. Cawley Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. David R. Cawley Middle School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 428). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.