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What's the most underrated thing about Hollis-Brookline High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
745
High
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLIS-BROOKLINE COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330385000170
Hollis-Brookline High School
24 Cavalier Ct., Hollis, NH 03049 · (603) 465-2269 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
17 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 182 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 28% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
56.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Hollis-Brookline High School
Hollis-Brookline High School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis-Brookline High School this school | 745 | 2.3% | 66.3% |
| Oyster River High School Durham | 825 | 7.4% | 65.3% |
| Souhegan Coop High School Amherst | 696 | 6.9% | 59.3% |
| Exeter High School EXETER | 1,348 | 7.2% | 60.3% |
| Windham High School Windham | 945 | 2.6% | 69.3% |
| Hanover High School Hanover | 674 | 5.5% | 79.0% |
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 Hollis-Brookline High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #3 of 78 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #3 of 74 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #1 of 78 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #23 of 103 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #35 of 68 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #44 of 68 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.3% | #80 of 80 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #40 of 60 | #14 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
745
-72 (-9%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 745 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 64 | 11.8:1 | 3% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 806 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 61 | 13.3:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 62 | 14.5:1 | 4% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollis-Brookline High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (806 to 745); teachers up 5% (60 to 63).
About Hollis-Brookline High School
Located in Hollis, New Hampshire, Hollis-Brookline High School is a large high school. A total of 745 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New Hampshire is about 496 students, so this school is 50% larger than average.
Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District counts 2 schools and 1,114 students, including Hollis-Brookline High School.
About 91% of the student body at Hollis-Brookline High School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Asian. In Hillsborough County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Hollis-Brookline High School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 63 full-time equivalents, or about 11.8 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in New Hampshire average 11.2:1. Eligible students account for 2% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Hillsborough County, the average eligibility rate is 26%.
Hollis-Brookline High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of New Hampshire public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Hollis-Brookline High School are 4.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.3% actual, 62.1% predicted).
Federal survey data for Hillsborough County show that the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County is home to 127 public schools and about 53,974 public school students.
The nearest public school is Hollis-Brookline Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hollis-Brookline High School is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Hollis-Brookline High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 817. Students per teacher fell from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 11.8 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 Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District
- Hollis-Brookline Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 students
Other schools in Hollis
- Hollis Primary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Hollis-Brookline Middle SchoolMiddle · 369 students
- Hollis Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Hollis-Brookline Middle School0.4 mi · 369
- Hollis Upper Elementary School0.9 mi · 277
- Hollis Primary School0.9 mi · 391
- Richard Maghakian Memorial School3.6 mi · 309
- Captain Samuel Douglass Academy4.0 mi · 242
- Nissitissit Middle School4.1 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Hollis-Brookline High SchoolHow many students attend Hollis-Brookline High School?
Hollis-Brookline High School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hollis-Brookline High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hollis-Brookline High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hollis-Brookline High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hollis-Brookline High School is approximately 11.8:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hollis-Brookline High School?
Student demographics at Hollis-Brookline High School are roughly 91% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollis-Brookline High School?
Hollis-Brookline High School is overseen by Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.