Summary:
ZIP code 03031 in Amherst, New Hampshire, includes three public schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Clark-Wilkins School for PK–4, Amherst Middle School for grades 5–8, and Souhegan Coop High School for grades 9–12, with about 2,007 students across the Amherst School District and Souhegan Cooperative School District.
Overall, the area has a notably strong public-school profile. All three schools rank around the top 10% statewide for their respective school categories, with Souhegan Coop High School ranking sixth out of 89 high schools and receiving five stars. It also has the strongest reading and science results, with 81% of students proficient in reading and 73% in science, along with a 94.1% graduation rate and a 0.5% dropout rate. Clark-Wilkins School is the mathematics leader, with 74% proficiency overall and 80% in fourth-grade mathematics. Amherst Middle School performs above state averages in mathematics, reading, and science.
Recent trends are also encouraging. Souhegan Coop High School improved from 19th to sixth in statewide ranking over three years, while Amherst Middle School rose from 29th to 14th. Science showed the biggest recent gains, increasing by 15 percentage points at the high school and eight points at the middle school. Clark-Wilkins School has remained consistently highly ranked, although its mathematics proficiency declined slightly from 76% to 74%. Together, the schools provide a strong and relatively consistent educational pathway, with mathematics strongest in elementary school and reading and science especially strong at the high school.
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