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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERRY COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330261000607
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
21 Eastgate Rd., Derry, NH 03038 · (603) 434-2430 · Rockingham County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
114 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (93).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School→West Running Brook Intermediate School→Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
Based on grade levels within Derry Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
48.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest P. Barka Elementary School this school | 485 | 23.5% | 45.7% |
| Heron Pond Elementary School Milford | 552 | 22.5% | 39.2% |
| Newmarket Elementary School Newmarket | 474 | 20.9% | 58.2% |
| Pembroke Hill School Pembroke | 312 | 21.8% | 56.3% |
| Lamprey River Elementary School Raymond | 333 | 25.2% | 59.0% |
| Nottingham West Elementary School Hudson | 457 | 18.2% | 51.2% |
Matched among New Hampshire elementary 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 Ernest P. Barka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #122 of 209 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #102 of 209 | #35 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #146 of 210 | #43 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #18 of 300 | #8 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #128 of 179 | #32 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #70 of 181 | #16 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #120 of 240 | #6 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #97 of 139 | #21 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
485
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 485 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 38.3 | 14.3:1 | 26% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 37.3 | 14.0:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 26% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 28% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 25% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ernest P. Barka Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (535 to 485); teachers up 11% (36 to 40).
About Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Derry, New Hampshire. The school counted 485 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4. It has 95% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
Derry Cooperative School District runs Ernest P. Barka Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 3,906 students in total.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School has a ratio of 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, 11.0:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 13% for public schools in Rockingham County.
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is 2.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
For Rockingham County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $118,331, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 99 public schools and about 41,753 students.
Pinkerton Academy is the nearest public school to Ernest P. Barka Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 40.4% proficiency; Ernest P. Barka Elementary School posts 45.7%.
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School had 489 students in 2020-21 and 485 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Derry Cooperative School District
- Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- West Running Brook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- West Running Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- East Derry Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Derry Village SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Grinnell SchoolElementary · 338 students
Other schools in Derry
- Pinkerton AcademyHigh · 2,990 students
- Gilbert H. Hood Middle SchoolMiddle · 696 students
- West Running Brook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- West Running Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- East Derry Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Derry Village SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Pinkerton Academy1.1 mi · 2,990
- Gilbert H. Hood Middle School1.6 mi · 696
- Derry Early Education Program1.6 mi · 132
- Next Charter School1.6 mi · 79
- Grinnell School1.7 mi · 338
- Derry Village School1.9 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Ernest P. Barka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Ernest P. Barka Elementary School serve?
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?
At Ernest P. Barka Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School public or private?
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Derry Cooperative School District.
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