Fred C. Underhill School

Set in Hooksett, New Hampshire, Fred C. Underhill School is a sizable elementary school, operated by Hooksett School District. It works with 418 students across grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 249 students each, so Fred C. Underhill School sits 68% larger than that benchmark.

Within Hooksett School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,277 students, Fred C. Underhill School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Fred C. Underhill School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Merrimack County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Merrimack County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Merrimack County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), Fred C. Underhill School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: David R. Cawley Middle School, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fred C. Underhill School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fred C. Underhill School has climbed 6%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Fred C. Underhill School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.