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Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School

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Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School ranks 135 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, serves 418 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 and is part of the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. The school is larger and serves a more economically diverse student population than most nearby elementary schools, with about 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its student-teacher ratio is 10.4 to 1.

The school’s recent academic direction is encouraging. Its statewide ranking improved from about the 23rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 41st percentile in 2025–26. Mathematics proficiency is 45%, nearly matching the state average of 44%, while reading rose sharply from 38% to 53% and is now just below the state average. Third grade is a clear strength: 61% of students reached proficiency in both math and reading, exceeding state results. However, performance drops in grades 4 and 5, especially fifth-grade math, where proficiency is 29%. Science is the largest academic concern at 33%, below both the district and state averages. Families may also want to ask how the school supports upper-grade learning, science instruction, and students receiving special education services.

Compared with nearby schools, Hillsboro-Deering is generally in the middle of the group, though comparisons should consider differences in enrollment and student needs. Henniker Community School is the closest size comparison, with 402 students; the schools have identical reading proficiency at 53%, while Henniker is only slightly higher in math and science. Hillsboro-Deering’s math results are comparable to Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford, and its reading and science results are stronger. Smaller schools such as Hancock Elementary School and Francestown Elementary School report higher scores in some subjects, but their small enrollments can make yearly results less stable.

418

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,335

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Hillcat Dr.
Hillsborough, NH 03244-4847

(603) 464-1110

District: Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

Students who attend Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
High:	Hillsboro-Deering High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

5.3%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

New Hampshire avg46%

135^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 166Hillsboro-Deering 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	43.4	135 of 230	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	172 of 224	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	166 of 234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	151 of 237	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	152 of 233	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	159 of 211	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	206 of 231	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	221 of 231	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	215 of 244	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	191 of 206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	200 of 241	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	192 of 241	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	188 of 242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.8	213 of 240	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	191 of 236	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	173 of 237	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.1	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	92 of 184	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	119 of 182	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	114 of 187	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	118 of 193	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.8	129 of 160	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	180 of 192	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	181 of 190	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	159 of 186	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	154 of 193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	149 of 194	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	46 of 66	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	34 of 71	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	23.7	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	127 of 229	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	169 of 223	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	162 of 228	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	153 of 233	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	157 of 209	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	205 of 229	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	219 of 227	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)50th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science33%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 17, 2016

great school. committed trachers and administrators to help students succeed in reading and math. Close Quote

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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
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%)	43.4	135^th of 230 public elementary schools	41.3%		28.7	172^nd of 224 public elementary schools	23.2%	37	61.0	45.0	29.0				45.0	61.0	48.0	49.0				53.0	33.0		33.0	$20,335
Henniker Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Western Ave	Henniker	03242	Merrimack County	Henniker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 428-3476	402	35	11.3	21.4%	378 (94.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	64.4	68^th of 230 public elementary schools	70.4%		56.8	96^th of 224 public elementary schools	57.1%	28	67.0	64.0	50.0	47.0	30.0	23.0	48.0	56.0	58.0	63.0	55.0	48.0	30.0	53.0	44.0	20.0	34.0	$19,493
Antrim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 588-6371	133	16	8.3	36.8%	125 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	42.9	136^th of 230 public elementary schools	40.9%		41.3	134^th of 224 public elementary schools	40.2%	2	53.0	22.0					38.0	53.0	56.0					54.0				$23,549
Pierce Elementary School	Public	K-4	19 Main St.	Bennington	03442	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 588-2131	55	8	6.6	38.2%	54 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	60.3	85^th of 230 public elementary schools	63.0%					(n/a)	36.0	59.0					50.0	73.0	59.0					64.0				$20,182
Center Woods School	Public	PK, KG-3	14 Center Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-4500	377	33	11.4	14.1%	351 (93.1%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)	56.0						56.0	53.0						53.0
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford	Public	K-5	163 Old Warner Rd.	Bradford	03221	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 938-5959	177	17	10.3	23.7%	170 (96.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	39	147^th of 230 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.8	100^th of 224 public elementary schools	55.4%	47	67.0	47.0	27.0				45.0	54.0	47.0	47.0				49.0	23.0		23.0	$23,176
Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10 Elementary Ln	Hancock	03449	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 525-3303	70	8	8.7	20.0%	68 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	79.4	33^rd of 230 public elementary schools	85.7%					(n/a)	67.0	55.0					61.0	75.0	73.0					74.0				$26,517
Francestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	325 2nd NH Turnpike S.	Francestown	03043	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 547-2976	41	6	6.9	7.3%	41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							64.0							79.0				$25,832
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	62 Wolf Way	Washington	03280	Sullivan County	Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 495-3463	38	5	7.7	36.8%	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							29.0							41.0				$21,685
James Faulkner Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 School St.	Stoddard	03464	Cheshire County	Stoddard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 446-3348	46	7	7.0	30.4%	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)							21.0							13.0				$21,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School

What district is Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School in?

Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

How many students attend Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
High : Hillsboro-Deering High School

Is Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School a good school?

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School ranks 135^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School?

Students at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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