Schools
Derry Cooperative School District compared with the state, from the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Summary
- Graduation rate 90.4% Class of 2025 · State 87.5%
- State test, English 45% Spring 2026, proficient or above · State 55%
- State test, math 37% Spring 2026, proficient or above · State 44%
- Cost per pupil $21,492 2024–25 · State average $22,700
Graduation rate
Share of students who graduated high school within four years of starting ninth grade. The district has no high school of its own: these are the figures for Pinkerton Academy, where its students go to high school. The state test results below are the district's own (grades 3 to 8).
| Class of | Pinkerton Academy | Graduated | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90.4% | 671 of 742 | 87.5% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | 700 of 783 | 89.2% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | 639 of 725 | 88.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | 673 of 801 | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | 696 of 828 | 87.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | 720 of 814 | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | 713 of 791 | 88.4% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | 699 of 793 | 88.8% |
The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
State test results
Share of students who scored proficient or above (levels 3 and 4) on the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS). The figures are for every grade tested together: grades 3 to 8, and 11th graders, whose scores come from the SAT.
English
| Spring | Derry | State |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45% | 55% |
| 2025 | 47% | 55% |
| 2024 | 47% | 53% |
| 2019 | 51% | 56% |
Math
| Spring | Derry | State |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37% | 44% |
| 2025 | 34% | 42% |
| 2024 | 35% | 41% |
| 2019 | 48% | 48% |
New Hampshire sets its own proficiency levels, so these results can't be compared with other states' tests. No tests were given in spring 2020.
Cost per pupil
What the district spends to run its schools for each student, from all sources: local, state, and federal. It leaves out construction, debt, transportation, and tuition paid to other districts.
| School year | Derry | State average |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | $21,492 | $22,700 |
The state average is of district-operated schools.
About this page
State figures as of . The Department of Education publishes each figure once a year.
Source: New Hampshire Department of Education, iPlatform (opens in new tab) (Cohort Counts By School).
Source: New Hampshire Department of Education, assessment data (opens in new tab).
Source: New Hampshire Department of Education, financial reports (opens in new tab) (Cost Per Pupil by District).
All figures as published by the New Hampshire Department of Education (opens in new tab). New Hampshire doesn't publish chronic absenteeism.