Summary:
ZIP code 03045 has one high school, Goffstown High School, serving grades 9–12 in the Goffstown area of New Hampshire. The school enrolls about 1,008 students and has a 12.6-to-1 student–teacher ratio, providing a relatively favorable staffing environment for a large comprehensive high school. It is part of the Goffstown School District, so families will not find another high school in this ZIP code for direct comparison.
Goffstown High School has several notable strengths. Its statewide ranking improved from 20th in 2023–2024 to 16th in 2025–2026, placing it in the 82nd percentile among ranked New Hampshire high schools and earning four stars. Academic results are especially strong in reading and science: 73% of students were proficient in reading and 59% in science, compared with 55% and 38% statewide. SAT reading performance was also strong at 73%, 11 percentage points above the state result. Science proficiency improved by 9 points in one year, from 50% to 59%.
The main area for families to watch is mathematics. Math proficiency was 38%, below both the district’s 48% and the state’s 44%, and slightly lower than the school’s prior-year result. SAT math performance was also 38%, equal to the district and above the state’s 30%. The school’s 87.6% graduation rate is slightly higher than New Hampshire’s 87.0%, while its 0.4% dropout rate is substantially lower than the state’s 2.3%. Overall, the school offers strong reading and science performance, improving statewide standing, and excellent student persistence, with mathematics representing the clearest opportunity for continued improvement.
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