Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03225

Summary:

The 03225 zip code in New Hampshire is home to a single public elementary school, Barnstead Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the Barnstead School District, which is ranked 149 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barnstead Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below state averages in core subjects like mathematics, reading, and science. The school's overall mathematics proficiency rate of 26% is much lower than the state average of 41%, with particularly low performance in 3rd and 4th grades. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rate of 35% trails the state average of 53%, with 3rd and 8th graders struggling the most. In science, Barnstead Elementary's proficiency rate of 21% is well below the state's 36% average, with 8th-grade students performing especially poorly.

The school's student population is also relatively homogeneous, with 97.23% of students identifying as white. Additionally, 27.51% of Barnstead Elementary students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage compared to the state. These factors, combined with the school's consistently low academic performance, suggest that Barnstead Elementary and the broader Barnstead School District may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NH SAS Mathematics (2024)							NH SAS Reading (2024)							NH SAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Barnstead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Maple St.	Center Barnstead	03225	Belknap County	Barnstead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 269-5161	469	40	11.7	27.5%	456 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18.6	196^th of 234 public elementary schools	16.2%		24.2	193^rd of 237 public elementary schools	18.6%	3	20.0	10.0	42.0	22.0	40.0	18.0	26.0	23.0	28.0	54.0	30.0	50.0	21.0	35.0	26.0	13.0	21.0	$19,232

Cities Near Zip Code 03225

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Center Barnstead	2.65 mi	1	163^rd
Alton	4.13 mi	2	139^th
New Durham	5.13 mi	1	25^th
Gilmanton IW	5.93 mi	1	40^th
Pittsfield	6.66 mi	3	135^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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