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Best public schools in Derry, NH

9 public schools in Derry: 6 elementary · 1 middle · 2 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New Hampshire.

Elementary schools

6 schools in Derry, best first
1
South Range Elementary School 38.8
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades K-4 · 335 students
ELA 44%Math 52%
#126 of 205 in New Hampshire
2
East Derry Memorial Elementary School 32.0
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades K-4 · 335 students
ELA 46%Math 45%
#140 of 205 in New Hampshire
3
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School 31.5
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades K-4 · 548 students
ELA 44%Math 48%
#141 of 205 in New Hampshire
4
West Running Brook Intermediate School 26.1
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades 5-6
ELA 47%Math 32%Science 42%
#152 of 205 in New Hampshire
5
Grinnell School 18.8
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades K-4 · 324 students
ELA 38%Math 40%
#167 of 205 in New Hampshire
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Derry Early Education Program —
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades PK · 131 students
No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in Derry
1
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School 31.6
Derry Cooperative School District · Grades 7-8 · 519 students
ELA 44%Math 33%Science 29%
#60 of 87 in New Hampshire

High schools

2 schools in Derry, best first
1
Pinkerton Academy 62.8
Pinkerton Academy School District · Grades 9-13 · 3,057 students
ELA 64%Math 29%Science 27%
#34 of 90 in New Hampshire
2
Next Charter School 13.9
Next Charter School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 74 students
ELA 50%Math 5%
#78 of 90 in New Hampshire

School districts serving Derry

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