West Running Brook Intermediate School

West Running Brook Intermediate School is a junior high of big scale in DERRY, New Hampshire, overseen by Derry Cooperative School District, serveing 639 students in grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Derry Cooperative School District (3,906 students total), West Running Brook Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Running Brook Intermediate School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.1:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Rockingham County's rate of about 13%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockingham County put median household income runs about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Rockingham County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), West Running Brook Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

West Running Brook Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

On the community side, members of the West Running Brook Intermediate School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.