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Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

Q: Is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School a good school?

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School ranks 144 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 548 students in grades K-5 in Derry, New Hampshire, which is part of the Derry Cooperative School District. While the district is ranked 110 out of 158 in the state, the school has struggled academically, ranking 144 out of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates in math and reading are consistently below the state and district averages across grade levels, particularly for female, male, and white students. However, the school performs better for special education students, ranking in the top half of the state. With a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 23.03% to 26.28%, and a student-teacher ratio higher than some nearby schools, these factors may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Derry Cooperative School District and the Londonderry School District, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School generally underperforms academically, with schools like South Londonderry Elementary, North Londonderry Elementary, and Chester Academy having higher proficiency rates and state rankings. The school's performance has also been declining, going from a 3-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 1-star rating in recent years.

485

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,959

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Eastgate Rd.
Derry, NH 03038-3816

(603) 434-2430

District: Derry Cooperative School District

Students who attend Ernest P. Barka Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Reading scores 11 pts below the New Hampshire average

!Near the bottom of Derry Cooperative School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

New Hampshire avg48%

144^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Derry Cooperative School District

110^th of 158Derry Cooperative School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	144 of 224	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	183 of 234	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	156 of 237	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	142 of 233	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	165 of 211	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	97 of 231	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.4	184 of 231	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	143 of 229	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	169 of 244	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	160 of 242	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.0	109 of 241	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.4	117 of 241	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.4	60 of 237	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	62 of 242	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	69 of 240	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	65 of 236	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	129 of 182	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	142 of 187	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	114 of 193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	106 of 187	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	133 of 160	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	78 of 192	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	147 of 190	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	116 of 186	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	143 of 199	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	135 of 194	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	119 of 168	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	86 of 195	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	158 of 195	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	50 of 72	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	143 of 223	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	175 of 228	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	147 of 233	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	149 of 229	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	161 of 209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	92 of 229	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	183 of 227	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+6 vs state

Reading44%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School	Public	K-4	21 Eastgate Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 434-2430	485	40	12.1	23.5%	407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	37.4	144^th of 224 public elementary schools	35.7%		28.8	183^rd of 234 public elementary schools	21.8%	39	53.0	42.0					48.0	44.0	43.0					44.0				$17,959
Grinnell School	Public	K-4	6 Grinnell Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-1238	338	31	11.0	32.0%	272 (80.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	31.4	160^th of 224 public elementary schools	28.6%		14.3	207^th of 234 public elementary schools	11.5%	47	28.0	46.0					37.0	29.0	58.0					43.0				$16,436
South Range Elementary School	Public	K-4	1 Drury Ln.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1219	333	27	12.5	30.9%	276 (82.9%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	46.5	123^rd of 224 public elementary schools	45.1%		59.4	89^th of 234 public elementary schools	62.0%	34	61.0	46.0					54.0	48.0	45.0					46.0				$20,826
East Derry Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	18 Dubeau Dr.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1260	388	33	11.9	14.7%	317 (81.7%)	5 (1.3%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	51.7	110^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.6	137^th of 234 public elementary schools	41.5%	27	48.0	53.0					50.0	53.0	54.0					54.0				$14,447
North Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	19 Sanborn Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6933	451	37	12.0	11.3%	398 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	62.4	75^th of 224 public elementary schools	66.5%		58	95^th of 234 public elementary schools	59.4%	20	69.0	66.0	48.0				62.0	58.0	59.0	58.0				58.0	31.0		31.0	$16,507
Matthew Thornton Elementary School	Public	1-5	275 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6937	537	47	11.4	12.7%	462 (86.0%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	49.8	114^th of 224 public elementary schools	49.1%		42.5	139^th of 234 public elementary schools	40.6%	25	62.0	56.0	47.0				55.0	46.0	49.0	57.0				50.0	29.0		29.0	$17,031
Moose Hill School	Public	PK-K	150 Pillsbury Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 437-5855	343	22	15.4	5.5%	305 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$36,400
Chester Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Murphy Dr.	Chester	03036	Rockingham County	Chester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 887-3621	508	44	11.4	6.1%	453 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	62.3	76^th of 224 public elementary schools	66.1%		52.5	114^th of 234 public elementary schools	51.3%	38	68.0	53.0	41.0	72.0	67.0	56.0	60.0	60.0	48.0	63.0	72.0	78.0	72.0	65.0	29.0	32.0	31.0	$15,814
South Londonderry Elementary School	Public	1-5	88 South Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 432-6956	412	42	9.9	13.6%	382 (92.7%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	73.7	45^th of 224 public elementary schools	79.9%		69.1	60^th of 234 public elementary schools	74.4%	15	63.0	76.0	66.0				68.0	49.0	66.0	65.0				59.0	46.0		46.0	$18,961
Sandown North Elementary School	Public	1-5	23 Stagecoach Rd.	Sandown	03873	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 887-8505	322	30	10.7	7.8%	287 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	51.7	108^th of 224 public elementary schools	51.8%		48.9	123^rd of 234 public elementary schools	47.4%	15	53.0	43.0	49.0				48.0	47.0	48.0	70.0				55.0	39.0		39.0	$18,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

What district is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School in?

Derry Cooperative School District

What schools do graduates of Ernest P. Barka Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ernest P. Barka Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?

Students at Ernest P. Barka Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School a good school?

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School ranks 144^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Ernest P. Barka Elementary School.

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