Summary:
ZIP code 03034 has one elementary school, Henry W. Moore School, a K–8 school serving about 272 students in Candia, within the Candia School District. The area does not offer multiple elementary schools for direct comparison, so the most useful benchmarks are the school’s grade-level results, district results, and New Hampshire statewide averages.
Henry W. Moore School’s overall academic performance is generally solid, with its strongest results in mathematics. In 2025–2026, 52% of students were proficient in math, compared with 44% statewide, while reading proficiency was 56%, slightly above the state rate of 55%. The school’s standout results included 3rd-grade math at 71%, 6th-grade math at 69%, and 7th-grade reading at 75%. The school also has a relatively favorable 10:1 student-teacher ratio, a 3-star rating, and a statewide ranking around the 61st percentile. Its ranking has been fairly stable in recent years, improving from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to the low 60s in the two following years.
Performance varies considerably by grade, so families should look beyond the all-school averages. Mathematics was below the state average in 4th and 5th grades, while reading was weaker in 4th and 8th grades. Eighth grade was below the state in all three tested subjects, including reading at 42% and science at 32%. Science is the clearest area for improvement: proficiency was 35% overall, below the state’s 38%, and fell 14 percentage points from the previous year. District and school results are identical in the supplied data, so the district comparison adds limited information. Overall, the school appears to offer a stable, moderately strong K–8 option, with notable strengths in mathematics and selected reading grades, but with important questions around science and 8th-grade preparation.
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