Summary:
ZIP code 03244, serving Hillsborough, New Hampshire, has one listed elementary school: Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-K through fifth grade and enrolls about 418 students. The school has a 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio and is part of the Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District. With no other elementary schools in the ZIP code, the most useful comparisons are with district and New Hampshire results, along with the school’s own progress over time.
The school’s 2025–26 results show a mixed but improving academic picture. Mathematics is a relative strength: 45% of students were proficient, compared with 39% in the district and 44% statewide. Reading proficiency was 53%, close to the district’s 56% and the state’s 55%. Science was weaker, with 33% proficiency versus 43% in the district and 38% statewide. The strongest results came in third grade, where 61% of students were proficient in both mathematics and reading—well above statewide levels. Performance declined in the upper grades, especially fifth-grade mathematics, where proficiency was 29%, compared with 43% statewide. Fifth-grade reading was 49%, below the state’s 58%, while fifth-grade science matched the district at 33% but remained below the state.
Year-over-year progress is encouraging. Reading proficiency increased 15 percentage points, from 38% to 53%, while science rose from 28% to 33% and mathematics improved from 43% to 45%. The school’s statewide ranking also improved from the 23rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 41st percentile in 2025–26, and its rating increased from one star to two. For families considering the school, the main strengths are recent reading growth, competitive overall mathematics performance, and strong third-grade results. The clearest areas for continued improvement are fifth-grade mathematics, upper-grade reading, and science across the school. Approximately 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an important part of the school’s educational context.
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