Enrollment
334
High
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO-DEERING COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330375000166
Hillsboro-Deering High School
12 Hillcat Dr., Hillsborough, NH 03244 · (603) 464-1130 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New Hampshire public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
121 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
16.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 High School
Hillsboro-Deering High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro-Deering High School this school | 334 | 36.2% | 43.0% |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| Newport Middle High School (High) Newport | 291 | 36.1% | 26.5% |
| White Mountains Regional High School Whitefield | 319 | 40.1% | 31.0% |
| Farmington Senior High School FARMINGTON | 214 | 36.0% | 47.5% |
| Pittsfield High School Pittsfield | 161 | 37.3% | 36.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #37 of 78 | #9 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #65 of 74 | #18 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #53 of 78 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #52 of 103 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #6 of 68 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #51 of 68 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #12 of 80 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #59 of 60 | #19 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
334
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 334 | 35.3 | 9.5:1 | 36% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 33.8 | 11.1:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 35.8 | 10.3:1 | 32% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 35.8 | 9.6:1 | 37% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 24% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro-Deering High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (342 to 334); teachers down 1% (35.8 to 35.3).
About Hillsboro-Deering High School
Hillsboro-Deering High School is a small high school in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, under Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 334 students. Against the 496-student average for high schools in New Hampshire, enrollment here is 33% lower.
Hillsboro-Deering High School is a school in Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. The district has 3 schools and 981 students.
Hillsboro-Deering High School's enrollment is 92% White. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Hillsborough County is roughly 82% White. Hillsboro-Deering High School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 9.5 students per teacher and 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 36%. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County is 10 points.
The allk12 Grade for Hillsboro-Deering High School is B+. Compared with New Hampshire public high schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.1% for Hillsboro-Deering High School. The school posts 43.0%, 2.9 points above the prediction.
Hillsborough County census figures show that the median household income is $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 127 public schools in Hillsborough County, enrolling about 53,974 students in all.
The closest public school to Hillsboro-Deering High School is Hillsboro-Deering Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Hillsboro-Deering High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.8% proficiency; Hillsboro-Deering High School posts 43.0%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Hillsboro-Deering High School had 382 students, to 2024-25, when it had 334. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro-Deering Middle School0.2 mi · 229
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School0.2 mi · 418
- Henniker Community School5.9 mi · 402
- Antrim Elementary School6.3 mi · 133
- Great Brook School6.4 mi · 224
- John Stark Regional High School7.4 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro-Deering High SchoolHow many students attend Hillsboro-Deering High School?
Hillsboro-Deering High School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hillsboro-Deering High School serve?
Hillsboro-Deering High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering High School is approximately 9.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hillsboro-Deering High School?
Student demographics at Hillsboro-Deering High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hillsboro-Deering High School in?
Hillsboro-Deering High School is part of Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District.
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