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South Range Elementary School

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South Range Elementary School ranks 140 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

South Range Elementary School is a public K–4 school in Derry, New Hampshire, serving 333 students in a relatively small-school setting within the Derry Cooperative School District. The school ranks 140th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools, placing it around the 39th percentile and earning a 2-star rating. It is currently the highest-ranked of Derry’s four elementary schools, ahead of Ernest P. Barka Elementary School, East Derry Memorial Elementary School, and Grinnell School.

Mathematics is South Range’s clearest strength. In the latest results, 52% of students were proficient in math, compared with 37% across the district and 44% statewide. Third-grade math was especially encouraging at 56%, although fourth-grade performance fell to 49%. Reading is a more significant concern: 44% of students were proficient, compared with 45% in the district and 55% statewide. Reading results were the same in grades 3 and 4, suggesting a schoolwide challenge rather than a problem limited to one grade. South Range’s 12.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio is reasonable, though higher than the ratios reported by the other Derry schools.

Families should also consider the school’s recent direction. Math proficiency declined from 67% in 2022–2023 to 52% most recently, while reading fell from 58% to 44%; the statewide ranking dropped from the 82nd percentile to the 39th. South Range trails nearby higher-performing schools such as South Londonderry Elementary School, North Londonderry Elementary School, and North Salem Elementary School, but its math results exceed those of some regional alternatives, including Windham Academy Public Charter School. Its reported economically disadvantaged share is also higher than most nearby schools, an important context when comparing raw test scores. Overall, South Range appears relatively strong within Derry, especially in math, but its declining trend and below-state reading performance merit attention.

333

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,826

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Drury Ln
Derry, NH 03038-7109

(603) 432-1219

District: Derry Cooperative School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Derry Cooperative School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2019) to 39th (2026)

!Reading scores 11 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg41%

New Hampshire avg50%

140^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Derry Cooperative School District

131^st of 166Derry 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
2026	41.4	140 of 230	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	123 of 224	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	89 of 234	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	42 of 237	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	58 of 233	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	85 of 211	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	27 of 231	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	60 of 231	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	52.5	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.2	177 of 244	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.5	103 of 206	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	100 of 242	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	95 of 241	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	107 of 241	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	108 of 237	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	98 of 242	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.9	29 of 240	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.4	88 of 236	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	59 of 237	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	64.3	88 of 238	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	109 of 182	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	101 of 187	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.7	51 of 193	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	45 of 187	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	59 of 160	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	14 of 192	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	27 of 190	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	104 of 184	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	98 of 186	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	55 of 193	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	30 of 199	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	59 of 194	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	73 of 168	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	32 of 195	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	67 of 195	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	121 of 223	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	94 of 228	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	53 of 233	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	46 of 229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	73 of 209	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	29 of 229	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+8 vs state

Reading44%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)							NH SAS Reading (2026)							NH SAS Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	41.4	140^th of 230 public elementary schools	39.1%		46.5	123^rd of 224 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	56.0	49.0					52.0	44.0	44.0					44.0				$20,826
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%)	23.9	188^th of 230 public elementary schools	18.3%		31.4	160^th of 224 public elementary schools	28.6%	28	41.0	40.0					40.0	36.0	40.0					38.0				$16,436
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%)	37.3	155^th of 230 public elementary schools	32.6%		37.4	144^th of 224 public elementary schools	35.7%	11	43.0	53.0					48.0	44.0	45.0					44.0				$17,959
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%)	80.6	32^nd of 230 public elementary schools	86.1%		73.7	45^th of 224 public elementary schools	79.9%	13	76.0	65.0	74.0				71.0	70.0	62.0	67.0				66.0	49.0		49.0	$18,961
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%)	36.2	158^th of 230 public elementary schools	31.3%		51.7	110^th of 224 public elementary schools	50.9%	48	44.0	46.0					45.0	43.0	49.0					46.0				$14,447
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%)	57.6	94^th of 230 public elementary schools	59.1%		49.8	114^th of 224 public elementary schools	49.1%	20	62.0	63.0	59.0				61.0	46.0	53.0	60.0				53.0	35.0		35.0	$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
Windham Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Drive	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 236-7900	410	26	15.7	3.2%	318 (77.6%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.8%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.0%)	60	88^th of 230 public elementary schools	61.7%		66.9	64^th of 224 public elementary schools	71.4%	24	70.0	48.0	32.0	48.0	51.0		48.0	58.0	62.0	60.0	64.0	80.0		63.0	42.0		40.0
North Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Zion Hill Rd.	Salem	03079	Rockingham County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 893-7062	353	25	14.0	9.1%	309 (87.5%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (6.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	76.6	40^th of 230 public elementary schools	82.6%		77.4	35^th of 224 public elementary schools	84.4%	5	74.0	78.0	67.0				73.0	60.0	64.0	63.0				63.0	43.0		43.0	$16,501
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%)	76.6	39^th of 230 public elementary schools	83.0%		62.4	75^th of 224 public elementary schools	66.5%	36	72.0	68.0	59.0				66.0	58.0	64.0	73.0				65.0	46.0		46.0	$16,507

Frequently Asked Questions about South Range Elementary School

Is South Range Elementary School a good school?

South Range Elementary School ranks 140^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Range Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended South Range Elementary School.

What district is South Range Elementary School in?

Derry Cooperative School District

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What is the racial makeup of South Range Elementary School?

Students at South Range Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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