David R. Cawley Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hooksett, New Hampshire
David R. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett, New Hampshire enrolled 428 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the New Hampshire middle-school median of 10.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
429 students in 2022-23, 422 students in 2023-24, 428 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.9 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 429 | 39.9 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 40.0 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 428 | 40.0 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 New Hampshire middle schools
Among the 92 New Hampshire middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 216 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David R. Cawley Middle School enrolled 431 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 216 of the 431 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent21.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.4% of students were White, 5.4% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White87.4%
- Hispanic5.4%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian2.3%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at David R. Cawley Middle School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60% | 62% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 57% | 61% (2021-22) | 41.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about David R. Cawley Middle School
- Hillside Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 1,071 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M)The next nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 42 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
- Compare David R. Cawley Middle School with Hillside Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hooksett School District spends per student$21,035 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,035
- The largest public schools in New HampshireDavid R. Cawley Middle School is the number 30 by size of 93 New Hampshire middle schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 93
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.4 for middle schools.10.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about David R. Cawley Middle School
How many students attend David R. Cawley Middle School?
428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 429 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hooksett, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at David R. Cawley Middle School?
10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for middle schools is 10.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is David R. Cawley Middle School a Title I school?
David R. Cawley Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at David R. Cawley Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at David R. Cawley Middle School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is David R. Cawley Middle School in?
Hooksett School District, NCES district ID 3303870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330387000618 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.