Enrollment
229
Middle
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO-DEERING COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330375000481
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
6 Hillcat Dr., Hillsborough, NH 03244 · (603) 464-1120 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
89 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 35% |
Student demographics
17%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
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School→Hillsboro-Deering High School
Feeds from
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
39.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Middle School
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro-Deering Middle School this school | 229 | 38.9% | 41.7% |
| Charlestown Middle School Charlestown | 168 | 41.1% | 33.7% |
| Newfound Memorial Middle School Bristol | 296 | 35.1% | 47.9% |
| Haverhill Cooperative Middle School North Haverhill | 229 | 34.1% | 25.6% |
| Winnisquam Regional Middle School Tilton | 361 | 37.4% | 39.3% |
| A. Crosby Kennett Middle School Conway | 308 | 33.4% | 41.1% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #52 of 85 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #47 of 85 | #13 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #64 of 85 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #71 of 101 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #52 of 74 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #61 of 74 | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #21 of 90 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #5 of 57 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
229
-39 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 229 | 19.3 | 11.9:1 | 39% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 22.3 | 9.9:1 | 40% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23.3 | 10.2:1 | 41% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 25.3 | 12.2:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 27% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro-Deering Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (309 to 229); teachers down 24% (25.3 to 19.3).
About Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is a middle school in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 229 students. That puts enrollment 40% below the 379-student average for middle schools in New Hampshire.
Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District counts 3 schools and 981 students, including Hillsboro-Deering Middle School.
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Hillsborough County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its ratio of 11.9:1 is based on 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. That is higher than the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Among New Hampshire public middle schools, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is 38.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.7%.
For Hillsborough County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 127 public schools in the county, enrolling about 53,974, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is closest to Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 268 to 229, a 15% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.7:1 to 11.9:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Hillsboro-Deering High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School0.1 mi · 418
- Hillsboro-Deering High School0.2 mi · 334
- Henniker Community School5.8 mi · 402
- Antrim Elementary School6.3 mi · 133
- Great Brook School6.4 mi · 224
- John Stark Regional High School7.3 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hillsboro-Deering Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
Hillsboro-Deering Middle 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.