Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03242

Summary:

The 03242 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Henniker Community School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 400 students. The school is part of the Henniker School District, which is ranked 137 out of 163 districts in New Hampshire and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Henniker Community School is struggling, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science that are significantly below the state averages. Performance varies widely across grade levels, with some grades scoring above the state average while others score well below. The school's overall mathematics proficiency rate is 36%, compared to the state average of 41%, and its reading proficiency rate is 38%, compared to the state average of 53%. In science, the school's proficiency rate is just 15%, substantially lower than the state average of 36%. These academic challenges may be exacerbated by the relatively high percentage of students (18.25%) who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating higher levels of economic disadvantage in the school's population.

Henniker Community School's consistently low statewide ranking, with a ranking of 172 out of 234 schools in 2023-2024, and its 1-star rating from SchoolDigger suggest that it is one of the lower-performing elementary schools in New Hampshire. Addressing the disparities in proficiency rates, inconsistent performance across grade levels, and the potential impact of socioeconomic factors should be priorities for the school and district in order to improve student outcomes and the overall quality of education provided.

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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
Henniker Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 Western Avenue	Henniker	03242	Merrimack County	Henniker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 428-3476	400	36	11.1	18.3%	372 (93.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	32.1	172^nd of 234 public elementary schools	26.5%		47.5	128^th of 237 public elementary schools	46.0%	44	52.0	52.0	16.0	41.0	21.0	26.0	36.0	46.0	39.0	29.0	51.0	36.0	20.0	38.0	13.0	17.0	15.0	$19,493

Cities Near Zip Code 03242

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henniker	0.52 mi	1	101^st
Weare	4.4 mi	3	159^th
Hillsborough	5.57 mi	3	140^th
Contoocook	6.22 mi	3	17^th
Warner	7.57 mi	1	94^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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