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Hooksett Memorial School

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Hooksett Memorial School ranks 79 th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Hooksett Memorial School is a public school in Hooksett, NH, serving 431 students in grades 3–5 as part of the Hooksett School District. The school ranks 79th out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the upper third statewide. It has a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 to 1 and serves a relatively concentrated upper-elementary population. Overall, its clearest academic strength is mathematics: 65% of students reached proficiency, well above the 44% statewide result.

Math performance is especially strong in fourth and fifth grades, at 69% and 67%, respectively. Reading is more mixed: 56% of students were proficient overall, with results rising from 49% in third grade and 51% in fourth grade to 67% in fifth grade. Science is the school’s main academic weakness, with 36% proficiency compared with 38% statewide. Compared with nearby schools, Hooksett Memorial School outperformed Polaris Charter School and Pembroke Hill School in math, while Bartlett Elementary School and Polaris posted somewhat stronger reading results.

Parents should also note that the school’s current results represent a decline from its recent peak. Its statewide ranking fell from the 87th percentile in 2022–23 to the 66th percentile in 2025–26, while math and reading proficiency each dropped by 9–10 percentage points. Special education subgroup effectiveness also declined sharply from the low 80th percentiles to the 53rd percentile, making that area worth closer attention. The school’s lower student-teacher ratio than many nearby schools may be an important operational consideration, although ratios do not directly measure class size or teaching quality. In short, Hooksett Memorial School remains a solid, competitive school with standout math performance, but improving early-grade reading, science, and recent downward trends should be priorities.

431

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,570

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Memorial Dr.
Hooksett, NH 03106

(603) 485-9890

District: Hooksett School District

Students who attend Hooksett Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:

David R. Cawley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2023 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2023) to 66th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

New Hampshire avg46%

79^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 166Hooksett 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	62.1	79 of 230	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	67 of 224	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	44 of 234	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	31 of 237	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	32 of 233	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	48 of 211	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	94 of 231	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	92 of 231	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	79 of 229	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	148 of 244	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	109 of 206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.1	92 of 242	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	84 of 241	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	91 of 241	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	53 of 237	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	78 of 242	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.1	116 of 240	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	95 of 236	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	57 of 237	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.6	82 of 238	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	72 of 184	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	56 of 182	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	28 of 187	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	29 of 193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	19 of 187	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	41 of 160	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	70 of 192	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	80 of 190	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	63 of 186	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	51 of 193	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	38 of 194	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	38 of 168	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	83 of 195	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	77 of 195	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	13 of 71	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	29.7	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	72 of 229	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	74 of 223	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	41 of 228	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	31 of 233	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	29 of 229	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	40 of 209	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	95 of 229	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	86 of 227	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)70th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+21 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

Science36%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Beware to those who are considering placing their child within this district!
Our son was transferred from an amazing community school in Manchester to what we thought was going to be an even better school district prior to our move to Hooksett. Ultimately we couldn't be so wrong!
Not only has our experience in the school system been terrible, but also that of the actual "community " we moved to was as well. Since we are former military and accustomed to moving, we had little idea that this would ultimately seem the worst quality of life we have EVER experienced!

Here is just a few scenarios that we have encountered in a two month period:

•Lack of respect/understanding for religious beliefs by both students and staff (leaving room for discrimination, whether intentional or not)
•Poor record keeping/ negligence on reporting and protocols (Federally and Statewide)
•Bullying from peers/staff
•Poor recess monitoring/understaffed
•Poor resources for disabled children, naming guidelines for reporting, providing qualified personnel for special needs reporting, and lack of knowledge on protocols underlined per child find law
•Poor training for educators who have children with disabilities in classrooms, or refusal to act accordingly
•Administration ignorance for protocols on disciplinary for disabled children per IDEA/OCR
•Communication from educators to parents
•Terrible District leadership due to deliberate or just being so removed from the happenings etc.
•Parental Safeguard consideration lacks
•Lack of accountability/correction measures taken per Section 504, IDEA, and OCR

Due to the above, we have lost full confidence in this school systems ability to provide FAPE for our disabled child and have begun seeking alternative options.
We hope that all parents who have/suspects their child may have disabilities to seek additional information from sources like FERPA for public information on complaints and other public information before placing their child(ren) in such an environment.
Had we fully done so, we would've been better educated as to what a proper placement for our child would be. We have learned such realities the hard way and hope our experience will help another in the future.
Lastly, all parents should be aware that there are immunity laws that protect school districts from legal liability, thus creating an almost impossible scenario for legal action against school districts for remedy. I add this detail so all understand the proper protocol for such. Depending on the complaint, you may be eligible to seek help from certain nonprofits like ACLU, DRC, or OCR. In addition, legal counsel may be able to help you navigate what options you have.
Good luck on your search and we hope we were able to help weigh in with our experiences thus far. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, February 4, 2011

HOOKSETT MEMORIAL EMPLOYS MASTER LEVEL PLUS, CERTIFIED READING SPECIALISTS-
WHO PERFORM DIRECT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS IN VERY SMALL GROUPS.
IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A RESULT OF SEVERAL CHANGES TOWARD MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTION: THAT IS, DAILY 40 MINUTES / NO EXCUSES:) 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
Hooksett Memorial School	Public	3-5	5 Memorial Dr.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9890	431	29	14.8	16.5%	369 (85.6%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	62.1	79^th of 230 public elementary schools	65.7%		65.4	67^th of 224 public elementary schools	70.1%	12	58.0	69.0	67.0				65.0	49.0	51.0	67.0				56.0	36.0		36.0	$15,570
Fred C. Underhill School	Public	PK, KG-2	2 Sherwood Dr.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 623-7233	418	31	13.4	12.9%	333 (79.7%)	6 (1.4%)	31 (7.4%)	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)								(n/a)																		$19,107
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-4	2519 Elm St	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6344	362	30	12.0	43.4%	214 (59.1%)	47 (13.0%)	58 (16.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.1%)	37	157^th of 230 public elementary schools	31.7%		26.1	180^th of 224 public elementary schools	19.6%	23	36.0	47.0					42.0	51.0	47.0					49.0				$13,750
Allenstown Community School	Public	K-8	171 River Rd	Allenstown	03275	Merrimack County	Allenstown School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 485-5187	348	32	11.0	35.9%	302 (86.8%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	28.3	174^th of 230 public elementary schools	24.3%					(n/a)	26.0	44.0	45.0	41.0	39.0	26.0	39.0	33.0	47.0	39.0	44.0	55.0	61.0	46.0	24.0	52.0	34.0
Smyth Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	245 Bruce Rd	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6340	344	31	11.0	36.3%	213 (61.9%)	22 (6.4%)	62 (18.0%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	34.8	163^rd of 230 public elementary schools	29.1%		22.3	186^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.0%	23	55.0	38.0					47.0	50.0	33.0					42.0				$13,484
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Youville St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6321	487	41	11.8	49.5%	251 (51.5%)	51 (10.5%)	113 (23.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.7%)	13.5	212^th of 230 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.1	199^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.2%	13	35.0	25.0					29.0	30.0	37.0					34.0				$11,611
Polaris Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Coolidge Ave	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Polaris Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 634-0034	119	9	13.5	21.0%	76 (63.9%)	11 (9.2%)	15 (12.6%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.9%)	57.1	96^th of 230 public elementary schools	58.3%		35.9	150^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.0%	54	67.0	58.0	38.0				55.0	56.0	63.0	69.0				62.0	19.0		19.0
McDonough School	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Lowell St	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6373	534	47	11.3	65.2%	188 (35.2%)	69 (12.9%)	200 (37.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.5%)	4.8	228^th of 230 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.9	224^th of 224 public elementary schools	0.0%	4	24.0	18.0					21.0	24.0	22.0					23.0				$14,681
Pembroke Hill School	Public	K-4	300 Belanger Dr	Suncook	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-9000	312	30	10.4	21.8%	268 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	62.4	78^th of 230 public elementary schools	66.1%		61.1	83^rd of 224 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	58.0	57.0					57.0	59.0	56.0					57.0				$20,430
Gossler Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 Parkside Ave	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6327	366	31	11.8	62.0%	130 (35.5%)	57 (15.6%)	118 (32.2%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.1%)	3.6	230^th of 230 public elementary schools	0.0%		10.2	214^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	16.0	22.0					19.0	16.0	20.0					18.0				$12,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Hooksett Memorial School

What is the racial makeup of Hooksett Memorial School?

Students at Hooksett Memorial School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hooksett Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Hooksett Memorial School usually go on to attend:

Middle : David R. Cawley Middle School

Is Hooksett Memorial School a good school?

Hooksett Memorial School ranks 79^th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hooksett Memorial School in?

Hooksett School District

How many students attend Hooksett Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Hooksett Memorial School.

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