Total enrollment
3,011
-115 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Derry Cooperative School District
New Hampshire · 3,906 students · 2 cities
Derry Cooperative School District runs the local public-school system inside New Hampshire: 9 K-12 schools serving roughly 3,906 students, with 6 elementary and 3 middle.
4-year change in Derry Cooperative School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Derry Cooperative School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Hampshire | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,906 | #5 of 73 | #2,493 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #6 of 73 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #59 of 71 | #2,314 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.8% | #33 of 73 | #7,159 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Derry Cooperative School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from East Derry Memorial Elementary School at 52.0% proficient to Gilbert H. Hood Middle School at 38.8%, a gap of 13.3 points. That is the 24th widest gap among 30 New Hampshire districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,401 to 2,372 students (down 1%) and from 171 to 188 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert H. Hood Middle School | Derry | Middle | 07-08 | 696 |
| West Running Brook Intermediate School | Derry | Middle | 05-06 | 639 |
| West Running Brook Middle School | Derry | Middle | 06-08 | 518 |
| Ernest P. Barka Elementary School | Derry | Elementary | KG-04 | 485 |
| East Derry Memorial Elementary School | Derry | Elementary | KG-04 | 388 |
| Derry Village School | Derry | Elementary | KG-05 | 377 |
| Grinnell School | Derry | Elementary | KG-04 | 338 |
| South Range Elementary School | Derry | Elementary | KG-04 | 333 |
| Derry Early Education Program | Derry | Elementary | PK-PK | 132 |
About Derry Cooperative School District
Across 9 schools, Derry Cooperative School District teaches about 3,906 students in New Hampshire. By footprint it is a middle-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Derry Cooperative School District spans 6 elementary and 3 middle.
On a per-school basis, Derry Cooperative School District runs about 434 students per school, 34% above the state mean of roughly 324.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 4%: 3,126 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,011 in SY 2024-25. Derry Cooperative School District now counts 7 public schools, down from 8 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Derry Cooperative School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.