Pinkerton Academy

Grades: 9-12
Students: 3111
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 181:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
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Pinkerton has a lot of classes that benefit for future careers. I feel like Pinkerton should do better on lunches though, sometimes the chicken fingers are purple and grey and have little to no taste. Pinkerton should also have more assemblies and grade activities to help students get to know each o
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Posted by a student on 8/10/2023
The size readies students for college and also makes bullying and "cliques" almost non-existent. The AP classes are great and offered widely. They even have specialty programs fro various career fields which is unique and offers the ability for students to test the waters before making a 4-year deci
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Posted by a community member on 12/17/2018
I graduated from PA nine years ago, so my experience may be obsolete at this point. However, I just wanted to address a few things. Yes, Pinkerton is a big school; this means that they can provide lots of different classes, clubs, and sports. It really is like a college campus and, with about 3,000
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Posted by a community member on 12/15/2015
As a Derry resident of nearly 40 years, I have seen and been involved with 4+ generations of PA students. PA is overrated and over priced. They are living off their reputation from pre-80s. In a federal report of 5000 high schools countrywide, highest rating is 100, PA scored 48. That is a FLUNKING
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Posted by a parent on 10/11/2015
Pinkerton offers a lot of choices and opportunities, and I regret not taking advantage of that and being more involved. Because it is more independent than other high schools, it has a lot of freedom with changing education in a good way. The entire school is moving away from worksheets and memoriza
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Posted by a community member on 7/9/2015

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Derry schools - Pinkerton Academy is located at 5 Pinkerton St, Derry NH 03038. Pinkerton Academy is in the Pinkerton Academy School District. Pinkerton Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.