Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03037

Zip code 03037 has one listed school, Deerfield Community School, serving approximately 506 students from pre-K through eighth grade in the Deerfield area, so it functions as the community’s combined elementary and middle school; the school is part of the Deerfield School District. There are no separately listed middle or high schools in the provided zip-code data. Overall, the school performs above New Hampshire averages, with 52% of students proficient in mathematics, 59% in reading, and 51% in science, compared with state rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%, respectively.

The strongest academic area is science, where the school leads the state by 13 percentage points overall. Science proficiency also improved from 46% to 51% year over year. Reading is another strength, particularly in fifth grade, where 74% of students were proficient, and eighth grade, where 70% were proficient. Mathematics results are above the state average overall and exceed state performance in every reported grade except fourth grade. The school’s 11.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio may support individual attention, although this measure does not necessarily represent average class size. The reported free- or reduced-price lunch rate is 11.26%, providing additional context about the student population.

Parents should pay closest attention to fourth-grade results. Only 22% of fourth graders were proficient in mathematics and 31% in reading, both well below the state averages of 52%. Results improve substantially in fifth grade, suggesting that the fourth-grade figures may reflect a particularly challenging cohort or other year-specific factors; additional years of data and grade-level enrollment information would help clarify the pattern. The school ranked in the 65th percentile statewide and improved from the prior year, although it remains below its 72nd-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Because school and district results are nearly identical, the school’s strengths and challenges closely represent those of the broader Deerfield School District.