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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03054

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Schools

3,613

Students

Districts

Top rankedJames Mastricola Elementary School36^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Biggest riser

James Mastricola Elementary School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Merrimack Middle School 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 03054 zip code area in Merrimack, New Hampshire is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Merrimack School District. The district is ranked 66 out of 158 in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, Merrimack High School stands out as the highest-ranked, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 27th out of 86 high schools in New Hampshire. It boasts a strong 89.1% 4-year graduation rate and a low 2.5% dropout rate. At the elementary level, James Mastricola Elementary School and Reeds Ferry School are the top performers, ranking 36th and 35th out of 224 elementary schools in the state, respectively. Both schools earn 4-star ratings and have impressive math and reading proficiency scores.

The Gate City Charter School for the Arts, the lone charter school in the area, is an outlier, with significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages. Overall, the Merrimack School District appears to be providing a quality education to its students, with several standout schools that are among the best in New Hampshire.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Gate City Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Henry Clay Dr	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Gate City Charter School For the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 943-5273	160	10	16.0	30.6%	131 (81.9%)	5 (3.1%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	11.6	211^th of 224 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.6	212^th of 234 public elementary schools	9.4%	1			32.0	13.0	13.0		15.0		17.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	27.0	31.0		34.0	25.0			28.0
James Mastricola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 School St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6218	375	32	11.7	10.9%	326 (86.9%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (5.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	77.3	36^th of 224 public elementary schools	83.9%		69	61^st of 234 public elementary schools	73.9%	25			64.0	69.0					66.0	60.0	68.0					64.0					$17,556
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	26 Baboosic Lake Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6221	533	40	13.3	14.1%	449 (84.2%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.1%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)								(n/a)					44.0	49.0			47.0			63.0	66.0			64.0	35.0			35.0	$18,479
Merrimack High School	Public	9-12	38 McElwain St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6204	1,057	85	12.4	11.0%	924 (87.4%)	22 (2.1%)	42 (4.0%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.2%)	58.8	27^th of 86 public high schools	68.6%		70.8	22^nd of 87 public high schools	74.7%	5	26.0	70.0							26.0							70.0			47.0	47.0	$18,302
Reeds Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Lyons Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6215	504	43	11.8	11.1%	405 (80.4%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	63.4	73^rd of 224 public elementary schools	67.4%		80.7	35^th of 234 public elementary schools	85.0%	38			64.0	61.0					62.0	54.0	53.0					53.0					$17,552
Thorntons Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Camp Sargent Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 889-1577	504	42	12.1	12.3%	432 (85.7%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	49.5	117^th of 224 public elementary schools	47.8%		57.1	97^th of 234 public elementary schools	58.5%	20			48.0	52.0					50.0	43.0	61.0					52.0					$17,791
Merrimack Middle School	Public	7-8	31 Madeline Bennett Ln.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6289	480	47	10.2	10.6%	422 (87.9%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	48	67^th of 132 public middle schools	49.2%		52.3	55^th of 130 public middle schools	57.7%	12							46.0	40.0	43.0					55.0	52.0	54.0		32.0		32.0	$19,261

Cities Near Zip Code 03054

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merrimack	0.94 mi	8	94^th
Litchfield	2.6 mi	3	96^th
Amherst	4.06 mi	3	20^th
Bedford	5.13 mi	6	6^th
Nashua	5.2 mi	24	87^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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