Schools in Zip Code 03042

Zip code 03042 is served by three public schools in Epping, covering the full progression from prekindergarten through 12th grade: Epping Elementary School, Epping Middle School, and Epping High School. Together, they enroll about 871 students and are part of the Epping School District, which ranks below the statewide midpoint overall. The elementary school is the largest, while the middle and high schools are smaller and report relatively low student-teacher ratios.

Epping High School is the strongest overall performer and has shown the most impressive improvement. It ranks in the 55th statewide percentile, reports a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, and has the area’s strongest reading performance at 69%. However, mathematics proficiency is 29% and science proficiency is 19%, both well below state results. Epping Elementary School has a lower overall ranking but offers a reading strength, with 59% proficiency compared with 55% statewide. Fourth- and fifth-grade reading are particularly strong, although fifth-grade mathematics, at 21%, is a significant concern.

Epping Middle School ranks at the 37th statewide percentile and has experienced the clearest decline in ranking over the past three years. Its seventh-grade reading result is a bright spot at 68%, but sixth- and eighth-grade mathematics proficiency is only 26% in each grade. Across all three schools, reading is the district’s clearest academic advantage, while mathematics is the most consistent weakness: overall math proficiency is about 31%, compared with 44% statewide. Parents may wish to focus especially on math support during the elementary-to-middle-school transition and on strengthening high school math and science while maintaining the high school’s strong graduation outcomes.