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Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

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At a glance

116^thof 158 New Hampshire districts▲ 4

Better than 26% of New Hampshire districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

78 School Street
Hillsborough, NH 03244-4870·(603) 464-4466·All New Hampshire district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 26.6% of districts

Schools

981

Students

Top rankedHillsboro-Deering High School44^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools

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Biggest riser

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District in New Hampshire operates three schools: Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, Hillsboro-Deering High School, and Hillsboro-Deering Middle School. The district is ranked 116th out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsboro-Deering High School stands out as the strongest performer in the district, ranking 44th out of 86 New Hampshire high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.1% and a low dropout rate of 2.5%. While it performs better than the district and state averages in reading and science proficiency, it lags behind in math proficiency. In contrast, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School is ranked 83rd out of 132 New Hampshire middle schools and has a 2-star rating, but it outperforms the district and state averages in reading proficiency.

The schools in the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District face challenges, with the elementary school struggling with proficiency in math, reading, and science compared to state averages. The district also has relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 36.17% at the high school to 40.45% at the middle school, suggesting socioeconomic factors may be impacting student performance. Overall, the data highlights opportunities for the district to focus on improving academic proficiency, particularly in math and science, across all grade levels.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	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 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 464-1110	418	40	10.4	40.0%	375 (89.7%)	9 (2.2%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	28.7	172^nd of 224 public elementary schools	23.2%		32.9	166^th of 234 public elementary schools	29.1%	6			52.0	45.0	32.0				43.0	41.0	31.0	43.0				38.0	28.0			28.0	$20,335
Hillsboro-Deering High School	Public	9-12	12 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1130	334	35	9.4	36.2%	306 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	45.8	44^th of 86 public high schools	48.8%		42.6	42^nd of 87 public high schools	51.7%	2	16.0	59.0							16.0							59.0			54.0	54.0	$21,979
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1120	229	19	11.8	38.9%	208 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	40.3	83^rd of 132 public middle schools	37.1%		28.8	99^th of 130 public middle schools	23.8%	16						43.0	43.0	32.0	39.0				44.0	50.0	41.0	45.0		40.0		40.0	$17,006

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henniker School District	5.72 mi	1	114^th
Contoocook Valley School District	6.44 mi	11	96^th
John Stark Regional School District	7.21 mi	1	73^rd
Weare School District	8.42 mi	2	137^th
Kearsarge Regional School District	10.36 mi	8	62^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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