Summary:
The 03038 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds. While some schools, like Derry Village School and South Range Elementary School, consistently perform well above the state average, others, such as Grinnell School and Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, struggle to meet proficiency standards.
The data reveals a significant correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance. Schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates tend to have lower proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. Additionally, the schools in this area are part of the Derry Cooperative School District, which is ranked 125 out of 163 districts in New Hampshire and has a 1-star rating, suggesting that district-level factors may be contributing to the overall performance of the schools.
The two high schools in the area, Pinkerton Academy and Next Charter School, have significantly different performance profiles. Pinkerton Academy, the larger public high school, has higher proficiency rates in mathematics and science but lower rates in reading compared to the smaller Next Charter School.
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