Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School in Hillsborough, New Hampshire enrolled 229 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New Hampshire middle-school median of 10.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
237 students in 2022-23, 220 students in 2023-24, 229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.3 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23.3 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 22.3 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 229 | 19.3 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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 256 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillsboro-Deering Middle School enrolled 256 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 256 of the 256 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.8% of students were White, 5.7% of two or more races, 3.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White90.8%
- Two or more races5.7%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Black0.4%
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 Hillsboro-Deering Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 | 25% | 34% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 27% (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 Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
- Weare Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.9 miles away: 454 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- Maple Street Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 219 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Hillsboro-Deering Middle School with Weare Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District spends per student$24,312 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,312
- The largest public schools in New HampshireHillsboro-Deering Middle School is the number 66 by size of 93 New Hampshire middle schools open in 2024-25.#66 of 93
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.4 for middle schools.11.9:1
- 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 Hillsboro-Deering Middle School
How many students attend Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 237 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hillsborough, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School?
11.9 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 Hillsboro-Deering Middle School a Title I school?
Hillsboro-Deering Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Hillsboro-Deering Middle School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 Hillsboro-Deering Middle School in?
Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District, NCES district ID 3303750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330375000481 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.