Summary:
Hooksett, New Hampshire, has one listed middle school, David R. Cawley Middle School, serving students in grades 6–8. The school enrolls 428 students, or roughly 143 students per grade, and reports a 10.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Since it is the only middle school in the area, parents cannot compare it with another local school, but they can consider its performance relative to the Hooksett School District and New Hampshire overall.
David R. Cawley Middle School is a strong-performing school statewide. For 2025–2026, it ranked 15th out of 138 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 89th percentile and earning four out of five stars. Its students performed well above state averages in every reported subject: 71% were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide; 71% were proficient in reading, compared with 55%; and 48% were proficient in science, compared with 38%. Mathematics was consistent across grades, ranging from 68% to 72% proficiency. Reading improved substantially by grade, rising from 62% in sixth grade to 80% in eighth grade, the school’s strongest individual result.
The school also showed meaningful year-over-year improvement. Mathematics proficiency rose 12 percentage points, from 59% to 71%, while reading increased 6 points and science increased 7 points. These gains were larger than the corresponding district or statewide changes in several areas. Science remains the clearest opportunity for improvement because it was the only subject with fewer than half of students proficient, even though the result exceeded both district and state rates. Overall, the school offers strong academic performance, improving results, and especially notable outcomes in mathematics and eighth-grade reading.
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