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Hillsboro-Deering High School

Q: Is Hillsboro-Deering High School a good school?

Hillsboro-Deering High School ranks 44 th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 49% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Hillsboro-Deering High School is a public high school located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 376. The school is part of the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, which is ranked 116 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsboro-Deering High School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 44th to 72nd out of New Hampshire high schools. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 0 to 3 stars out of 5, indicating the school has struggled to maintain consistent academic performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 87-89%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.1% to 3.4%, which is higher than the state average. Hillsboro-Deering High School's test scores are generally below state and district averages across the board, including in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency on the NH SAS and SAT exams.

When comparing Hillsboro-Deering High School to nearby high schools, such as Goffstown High School, Bow High School, and Hopkinton High School, it generally underperforms. These schools consistently outrank Hillsboro-Deering in statewide rankings and have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower free/reduced lunch rates. Additionally, Hillsboro-Deering High School's performance is closely tied to that of the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, which is also underperforming compared to the state average, suggesting systemic issues within the district that may be impacting the high school.

334

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,979

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Hillcat Dr.
Hillsborough, NH 03244-4847

(603) 464-1130

District: Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

Feeder schools for Hillsboro-Deering High School:

Elementary:	Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
Middle:	Hillsboro-Deering Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (41% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

New Hampshire avg46%

44^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 158Hillsboro-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
2025	45.8	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	60 of 85	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	59 of 84	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	43 of 71	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	64 of 81	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	57 of 82	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	11.8	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	70 of 85	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	33 of 80	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	27 of 79	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.6	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	41 of 86	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	58 of 83	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	63 of 85	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading59%+4 vs state

Science54%+16 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

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Monday, October 17, 2016

great high school. Teachers and administration does a great job. Committed to students. Close Quote

Schools Near Hillsboro-Deering High School

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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 All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
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
John Stark Regional High School	Public	9-12	618 N Stark Hwy	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	John Stark Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7675	612	54	11.3	15.2%	563 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	50.7	37^th of 86 public high schools	57.0%		35.1	52^nd of 87 public high schools	40.2%	15	22.0	67.0	22.0	67.0	44.0	44.0	$20,956
Hopkinton High School	Public	9-12	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	284	24	12.0	7.0%	256 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	75.4	21^st of 86 public high schools	75.6%		80.6	13^th of 87 public high schools	85.1%	8	28.0	82.0	28.0	82.0	61.0	61.0	$20,330
Conval Regional High School	Public	9-12	184 Hancock Rd.	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 924-3869	645	54	11.9	22.8%	595 (92.2%)	6 (0.9%)	22 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%		49.9	38^th of 87 public high schools	56.3%	23	21.0	60.0	21.0	60.0	28.0	28.0	$20,952
Kearsarge Regional High School	Public	9-12	457 North Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-4261	485	47	10.4	8.2%	437 (90.1%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	50.7	36^th of 86 public high schools	58.1%		51.2	35^th of 87 public high schools	59.8%	1	31.0	70.0	31.0	70.0	31.0	31.0	$27,134
Goffstown High School	Public	9-12	27 Wallace Rd.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 497-4841	1,008	80	12.6	10.4%	906 (89.9%)	11 (1.1%)	32 (3.2%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	77.7	17^th of 86 public high schools	80.2%		73.5	20^th of 87 public high schools	77.0%	3	40.0	77.0	40.0	77.0	50.0	50.0	$15,636
Bow High School	Public	9-12	55 Falcon Way	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 228-2210	622	49	12.7	5.1%	566 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	77.5	18^th of 86 public high schools	79.1%		75.2	18^th of 87 public high schools	79.3%		43.0	81.0	43.0	81.0	44.0	44.0	$17,666
Concord High School	Public	9-12	170 Warren St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-0800	1,394	107	13.0	30.6%	1,107 (79.4%)	117 (8.4%)	64 (4.6%)	72 (5.2%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.9%)	44.6	46^th of 86 public high schools	46.5%		30.5	60^th of 87 public high schools	31.0%	14	28.0	62.0	28.0	62.0	36.0	36.0	$17,927
CSI Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	26 Washington Street	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	CSI Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 753-0194	34	2	16.1	11.8%	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Merrimack Valley High School	Public	9-12	106 Village St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-4311	744	54	13.8	24.1%	676 (90.9%)	17 (2.3%)	25 (3.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	59.8	26^th of 86 public high schools	69.8%		40.5	44^th of 87 public high schools	49.4%	18	27.0	71.0	27.0	71.0	46.0	46.0	$15,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro-Deering High School

Is Hillsboro-Deering High School a good school?

Hillsboro-Deering High School ranks 44^th of 86 New Hampshire high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hillsboro-Deering High School?

Hillsboro-Deering High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School
Middle : Hillsboro-Deering Middle School

What district is Hillsboro-Deering High School in?

Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

How many students attend Hillsboro-Deering High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Hillsboro-Deering High School.

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

Students at Hillsboro-Deering High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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