Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School is one of the sprawling 6-8 campuss in Derry, New Hampshire, overseen by Derry Cooperative School District, with 696 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 379 students each, so Gilbert H. Hood Middle School sits 84% bigger than that benchmark.

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by Derry Cooperative School District, a district that instructs 3,906 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Gilbert H. Hood Middle School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Gilbert H. Hood Middle School logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.1:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rockingham County (around 13%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Gilbert H. Hood Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.7%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -8.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockingham County put median household earnings sit near $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which Gilbert H. Hood Middle School is one.

Derry Early Education Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gilbert H. Hood Middle School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 621 students in 2018 compared to 696 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Gilbert H. Hood Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.