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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO-DEERING COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330375000165
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
4 Hillcat Dr., Hillsborough, NH 03244 · (603) 464-1110 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- C+Beats 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
10.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
167 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School this school | 418 | 40.0% | 38.1% |
| Winchester School Winchester | 322 | 40.4% | 25.9% |
| Allenstown Community School ALLENSTOWN | 348 | 35.9% | N/A |
| McClelland School Rochester | 310 | 37.7% | 35.2% |
| Chamberlain Street School Rochester | 316 | 37.7% | 33.0% |
| Mt. Caesar Elementary School E. Swanzey | 268 | 36.9% | N/A |
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 Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #160 of 209 | #37 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #128 of 209 | #31 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #172 of 210 | #36 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #39 of 300 | #21 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #57 of 179 | #13 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #125 of 181 | #45 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #54 of 240 | #15 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #60 of 139 | #22 of 40 |
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
418
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 418 | 40 | 10.4:1 | 40% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 41.2 | 10.9:1 | 40% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 42.2 | 10.4:1 | 38% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 40 | 9.7:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 43.4 | 11.2:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 47 | 11.8:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 38% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 28% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (488 to 418); teachers down 8% (43.4 to 40).
About Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, is a high-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 418 students enrolled. It has 68% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire (about 249).
In Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, 3 schools enroll a combined 981 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. That compares with about 82% White among all Hillsborough County residents. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.4 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 40%. Compared with the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 29% of New Hampshire public elementary schools.
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1% is within a point of the 37.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Hillsborough County area, the median household earns about $103,545 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Hillsborough County, 127 public schools serve about 53,974 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 418, up from 388 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District
- Hillsboro-Deering High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Hillsboro-Deering High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle School0.1 mi · 229
- Hillsboro-Deering High School0.2 mi · 334
- Henniker Community School5.7 mi · 402
- Antrim Elementary School6.4 mi · 133
- Great Brook School6.5 mi · 224
- John Stark Regional High School7.2 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro-Deering Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School serve?
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School is overseen by Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.