West Running Brook Middle School

West Running Brook Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Derry, New Hampshire, part of Derry Cooperative School District. The school serves 518 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 379 students.

Derry Cooperative School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,906 students. West Running Brook Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, West Running Brook Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, census data for Rockingham County shows median household income runs about $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which West Running Brook Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is West Running Brook Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at West Running Brook Middle School has shrank 7%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 518 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.