Summary:
ZIP code 03033 has one middle school, Captain Samuel Douglass Academy in Brookline, New Hampshire, serving students in grades 4–6; the small school enrolls 242 students and is part of the Brookline School District.
For parents comparing schools in this area, Captain Samuel Douglass Academy offers generally strong mathematics and reading results compared with New Hampshire overall. In 2025–2026, 59% of students were proficient in mathematics and 62% in reading, exceeding statewide rates of 44% and 55%, respectively. The school’s reading performance matched the district, while mathematics was 5 percentage points below the district rate of 64%. Results varied by grade. Fourth-grade mathematics was especially strong at 74%, and sixth-grade students posted strong results in both mathematics, at 65%, and reading, at 68%. Reading was relatively consistent across grades, ranging from 57% in fifth grade to 68% in sixth grade.
The most important areas for parents to note are fifth-grade mathematics and science. Fifth-grade mathematics proficiency was 40%, below both the school’s fourth- and sixth-grade results and the statewide rate of 43%. Science proficiency was 32%, matching the district but 6 points below the state, and it declined from 39% the prior year. Overall, mathematics improved by 5 points and reading by 2 points year over year, while science fell by 7 points. The school has a favorable reported student-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1, which may support individual attention, although it is not the same as average class size. Families may want to ask about fifth-grade math support, science instruction, and programs that contribute to the strong sixth-grade outcomes.
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