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Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

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Gilbert H. Hood Middle School ranks 90 th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 32% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School is a public middle school located in Derry, New Hampshire, serving 519 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Derry Cooperative School District, which is ranked 110 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science on the NH SAS assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics was 29% compared to the state average of 42% and the district average of 34%. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 27-31% in recent years, compared to the state average of 37-42%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students and Hispanic and multi-racial students performing relatively better, while the school's performance for special education students is quite low.

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire middle schools, with a ranking between 72nd and 106th out of 125-134 schools in recent years. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating has been 1 or 2 stars out of 5 in most years, indicating below-average performance compared to other middle schools in the state. Interestingly, the closest middle school, West Running Brook Middle School, also part of the Derry Cooperative School District, has a similar performance profile, while other nearby schools like Windham Middle School and Hampstead Middle School significantly outperform Gilbert H. Hood Middle School.

696

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,238

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Hood Rd.
Derry, NH 03038-2099

(603) 432-1224

District: Derry Cooperative School District

Feeder schools for Gilbert H. Hood Middle School:

Elementary:	Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
	Grinnell School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Hampshire avg45%

90^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	35.0	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	97 of 134	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	84 of 130	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	72 of 125	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	101 of 128	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	106 of 131	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	106 of 125	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	111 of 134	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	101 of 132	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	79 of 127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	83 of 127	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	82 of 129	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.6	84 of 125	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.1	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	85 of 112	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	82 of 114	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	75 of 115	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	66 of 113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	88 of 114	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	95 of 116	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	69 of 116	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	74 of 117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	57 of 116	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.7	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	92 of 114	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	36 of 51	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	81 of 129	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	98 of 126	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Great school with amazing and dedicated staff! My kids love to learn in friendly environment, plenty of after school activities. Mr. Garofalo -school principal is real and humble down to earth person who keeps school discipline. They have unbelievable talented and gifted teachers! Close Quote

Schools Near Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

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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 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 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
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	Public	7-8	5 Hood Rd.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-1224	696	55	12.6	24.6%	573 (82.3%)	12 (1.7%)	50 (7.2%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	35	90^th of 132 public middle schools	31.8%		21	106^th of 130 public middle schools	18.5%	16			31.0	27.0	29.0			56.0	45.0	50.0		36.0	36.0	$16,238
West Running Brook Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1 W Running Brook Ln	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Derry Cooperative School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 432-1250	639	53	12.0	26.8%	532 (83.3%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Londonderry Middle School	Public	6-8	313 Mammoth Rd.	Londonderry	03053	Rockingham County	Londonderry School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 432-6925	918	84	10.9	14.4%	798 (86.9%)	7 (0.8%)	56 (6.1%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	56.1	48^th of 132 public middle schools	63.6%		43.9	70^th of 130 public middle schools	46.2%	22		47.0	40.0	40.0	42.0		57.0	55.0	61.0	58.0		42.0	42.0	$16,998
Windham Center School	Public	5-6	2 Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1554	426	29	14.6	3.5%	351 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.2%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)	69.0	68.0			69.0	78.0	76.0			77.0	63.0		63.0	$16,293
The Founders Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	5-8	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	The Founders Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 952-4705	279	27	10.3	21.5%	212 (76.0%)	13 (4.7%)	25 (9.0%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	14.7	116^th of 132 public middle schools	12.1%		15.9	110^th of 130 public middle schools	15.4%	6	18.0	18.0	22.0	13.0	18.0	53.0	43.0	42.0	27.0	40.0	31.0	25.0	28.0
Henry J. McLaughlin Junior Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Jack Lovering Drive	Manchester	03109	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 628-6247	889	80	11.1	42.5%	433 (48.7%)	87 (9.8%)	235 (26.4%)	45 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.9%)	5.8	131^st of 132 public middle schools	0.8%		5.8	129^th of 130 public middle schools	0.8%	2	11.0	10.0	18.0	16.0	14.0	24.0	19.0	26.0	25.0	23.0	10.0	17.0	13.0	$14,613
Hampstead Middle School	Public	5-8	28 School St.	Hampstead	03841	Rockingham County	Hampstead School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 329-6743	352	35	10.0	12.2%	319 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	67.4	38^th of 132 public middle schools	71.2%		64.8	38^th of 130 public middle schools	70.8%		35.0	52.0	49.0	58.0	48.0	59.0	59.0	54.0	71.0	60.0	36.0	40.0	38.0	$21,998
Windham Middle School	Public	7-8	112A Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 845-1556	414	34	12.1	3.1%	317 (76.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	93.2	5^th of 132 public middle schools	96.2%		94.1	3^rd of 130 public middle schools	97.7%	2			59.0	78.0	67.0			79.0	80.0	80.0		65.0	65.0	$15,858
Southside Middle School	Public	5-8	300 South Jewett St.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6359	768	75	10.2	43.0%	375 (48.8%)	66 (8.6%)	219 (28.5%)	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	14.3	118^th of 132 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	124^th of 130 public middle schools	4.6%	6	19.0	24.0	11.0	23.0	19.0	25.0	32.0	22.0	39.0	30.0	15.0	30.0	23.0	$14,064
Litchfield Middle School	Public	5-8	19 McElwain Dr.	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-0566	344	30	11.5	11.0%	294 (85.5%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	40.5	82^nd of 132 public middle schools	37.9%		35.4	89^th of 130 public middle schools	31.5%	7	29.0	28.0	33.0	36.0	31.0	57.0	52.0	57.0	50.0	54.0	39.0	36.0	38.0	$16,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert H. Hood Middle School

Is Gilbert H. Hood Middle School a good school?

Gilbert H. Hood Middle School ranks 90^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gilbert H. Hood Middle School in?

Derry Cooperative School District

How many students attend Gilbert H. Hood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Gilbert H. Hood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert H. Hood Middle School?

Students at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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