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Hillsboro-Deering Middle School

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Hillsboro-Deering Middle School ranks 61 st of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 56% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, serves 229 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. The school is in a small-town area and has made a notable academic comeback: its statewide ranking rose from 129th of 130 middle schools in 2021–2022 to 61st of 138 in 2025–2026, moving from the 1st to the 56th percentile and earning a three-star rating.

Reading is the school’s clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 58% of students were proficient in reading, three points above the state average, with results above the state rate in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Reading proficiency has climbed 27 points since 2022–2023. Science proficiency was 38%, matching the state average and exceeding results at nearby Rundlett Middle School, Merrimack Valley Middle School, and Great Brook School. Mathematics was somewhat weaker at 41%, just below the state average. The main gap is sixth-grade math, where proficiency was 32%, compared with 48% in seventh grade and 43% in eighth grade.

Compared with similarly sized and nearby schools, Hillsboro-Deering is currently in a solid middle position. It ranks ahead of Great Brook, with stronger mathematics and science results, and is substantially ahead of Weare Middle School in all three subjects. It remains behind higher-performing schools such as Bow Memorial School, Hopkinton Middle School, and Mountain View Middle School. Recent gains also appear broad-based, including substantial improvement among students receiving special education services. The most important priorities are sustaining the reading gains, strengthening sixth-grade math, and continuing to monitor progress across student groups.

229

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,006

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6 Hillcat Dr.
Hillsborough, NH 03244-4847

(603) 464-1120

District: Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

Students who attend Hillsboro-Deering Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hillsboro-Deering High School

Feeder schools for Hillsboro-Deering Middle School:

Elementary:

Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Hampshire median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

New Hampshire avg46%

61^st of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 45 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to top 44% (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	52.8	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	83 of 133	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	99 of 130	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	102 of 131	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	87 of 107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	127 of 132	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	120 of 131	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	119 of 127	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	121 of 127	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.3	119 of 129	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	112 of 125	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	93 of 126	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	52 of 113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	60 of 113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	96 of 114	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	90 of 114	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	79 of 116	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	59 of 121	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.0	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	88 of 116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	94 of 113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	101 of 114	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	26 of 48	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	28 of 52	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.3	89 of 132	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	110 of 126	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	107 of 129	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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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 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 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 Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1120	229	19	11.8	38.9%	208 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	52.8	61^st of 138 public middle schools	55.8%		40.3	83^rd of 133 public middle schools	37.6%	22			32.0	48.0	43.0	41.0			55.0	64.0	55.0	58.0		38.0	38.0	$17,006
Great Brook School	Public	5-8	16 School St.	Antrim	03440	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 588-6630	224	27	8.2	27.7%	203 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	48.4	68^th of 138 public middle schools	50.7%		39.6	86^th of 133 public middle schools	35.3%	18		38.0	35.0	43.0	36.0	38.0		58.0	63.0	64.0	52.0	59.0	32.0	29.0	31.0	$24,088
Weare Middle School	Public	4-8	16 East Rd.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	Weare School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7555	454	44	10.3	15.2%	412 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	26.8	106^th of 138 public middle schools	23.2%		27	99^th of 133 public middle schools	25.6%	7	52.0	20.0	36.0	34.0	28.0	34.0	37.0	35.0	43.0	46.0	41.0	40.0	26.0	23.0	25.0
Maple Street Elementary School	Public	4-6	194 Maple St.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4195	219	19	11.5	10.0%	192 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)								(n/a)	63.0	56.0	67.0			62.0	62.0	70.0	83.0			72.0	56.0		56.0	$20,503
Hopkinton Middle School	Public	7-8	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	165	16	10.5	4.8%	147 (89.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	80	23^rd of 138 public middle schools	83.3%		87.3	12^th of 133 public middle schools	91.0%	11				75.0	53.0	64.0				80.0	70.0	75.0		40.0	40.0	$17,820
South Meadow School	Public	5-8	108 Hancock Rd.	Peterborough	03458	Hillsborough County	Contoocook Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 924-7105	332	35	9.4	26.2%	301 (90.7%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	52	62^nd of 138 public middle schools	55.1%		54.8	54^th of 133 public middle schools	59.4%	8		34.0	48.0	47.0	45.0	43.0		53.0	58.0	56.0	49.0	54.0	27.0	32.0	29.0	$16,640
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	58.8	52^nd of 138 public middle schools	62.3%		57.7	47^th of 133 public middle schools	64.7%	5			48.0	51.0	47.0	48.0			64.0	63.0	53.0	60.0		31.0	31.0	$21,710
Bow Memorial School	Public	5-8	20 Bow Center Rd.	Bow	03304	Merrimack County	Bow School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-3212	524	31	16.9	3.6%	479 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	79.8	24^th of 138 public middle schools	82.6%		72.4	26^th of 133 public middle schools	80.5%	2		38.0	65.0	58.0	54.0	54.0		70.0	74.0	71.0	65.0	70.0	42.0	48.0	45.0	$16,836
Rundlett Middle School	Public	6-8	144 South St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 225-0862	767	69	11.1	33.9%	589 (76.8%)	74 (9.6%)	31 (4.0%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	44.9	74^th of 138 public middle schools	46.4%		52.1	62^nd of 133 public middle schools	53.4%	12			39.0	37.0	39.0	38.0			52.0	54.0	54.0	53.0		36.0	36.0	$16,417
Mountain View Middle School	Public	5-8	41 Lauren Ln.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-8288	880	69	12.7	14.1%	776 (88.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (4.0%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	62.9	42^nd of 138 public middle schools	69.6%		52.6	59^th of 133 public middle schools	55.6%	17		40.0	55.0	48.0	45.0	47.0		63.0	61.0	65.0	57.0	62.0	41.0	39.0	40.0	$14,676

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Is Hillsboro-Deering Middle School a good school?

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School ranks 61^st of 138 New Hampshire middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Students who attend Hillsboro-Deering Middle School usually go on to attend Hillsboro-Deering High School

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

Students at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Hillsboro-Deering Middle School.

What district is Hillsboro-Deering Middle School in?

Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District

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