South Range Elementary School

South Range Elementary School operates as a moderately sized primary school in Derry, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Derry Cooperative School District. Current enrollment sits at 333 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Derry Cooperative School District (3,906 students total), South Range Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, South Range Elementary School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, South Range Elementary School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Rockingham County's rate of about 13%.

With demographic context factored in, South Range Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 50.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) logs that median household income runs about $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 South Range Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Running Brook Intermediate School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Range Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Range Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.4%.

South Range Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.