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Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

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Ernest P. Barka Elementary School ranks 155 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is a public school in Derry, New Hampshire, serving approximately 485 students in kindergarten through fourth grade as part of the Derry Cooperative School District, a southern New Hampshire district with performance below the state average overall. Barka’s latest ranking places it at the 33rd percentile among New Hampshire elementary schools, an improvement from the 22nd percentile two years earlier. Its student-teacher ratio also improved notably, from 14.3 to 12.1, and is now similar to ratios at other Derry schools.

Mathematics is Barka’s strongest academic area. Forty-eight percent of students were proficient in math, compared with 37% across the Derry Cooperative School District and 44% statewide. Fourth-grade math was particularly encouraging, with 53% proficiency—slightly above the state rate. Barka ranks second in math among Derry’s elementary schools, behind South Range Elementary School, and ahead of East Derry Memorial Elementary School and Grinnell School. Reading is the main challenge: 44% of students were proficient, well below New Hampshire’s 55% average. Reading results are similar to South Range and East Derry, but below higher-performing nearby schools.

Barka’s reading gap is especially clear compared with South Londonderry Elementary School, North Londonderry Elementary School, and Chester Academy, where roughly 65% or more of students were proficient in reading. Those schools are part of higher-ranked districts, so their results provide useful context but are not direct apples-to-apples comparisons. Barka serves a more economically varied population than most of those schools, while its economic-need rate is lower than at South Range and Grinnell. One notable strength is special education effectiveness, which ranked at the 50th percentile—well above Barka’s overall ranking. Overall, Barka is a relatively strong school within Derry, with improving math performance and a clear opportunity to strengthen literacy.

485

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,959

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 31st percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Reading scores 11 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

New Hampshire avg50%

155^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	37.3	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.6	118 of 184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.2	121 of 184	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	50.2	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.6	147 of 229	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%+4 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chester Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Murphy Drive	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%)	62.7	76^th of 230 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.3	76^th of 224 public elementary schools	66.1%		62.0	62.0	48.0	58.0	76.0	21.0	55.0	56.0	60.0	63.0	53.0	83.0	78.0	65.0	37.0	37.0	37.0	$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%)	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
Sandown North Elementary School	Public	1-5	23 Stagecoach Dr	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%)	39	148^th of 230 public elementary schools	35.7%		51.7	108^th of 224 public elementary schools	51.8%	40	47.0	38.0	44.0				43.0	34.0	38.0	59.0				43.0	48.0		48.0	$18,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernest P. Barka Elementary School

How many students attend Ernest P. Barka Elementary School?

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

Is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School a good school?

Ernest P. Barka Elementary School ranks 155^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ernest P. Barka Elementary School in?

Derry Cooperative School District

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.

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

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