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Best High Schools in Zip Code 03054

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1,057

Students

Top rankedMerrimack High School32^nd of 89 New Hampshire high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 03054 has one public high school, Merrimack High School, serving grades 9–12 in the Merrimack community, with 1,057 students and a 12.4-to-1 student–teacher ratio.

Merrimack High School offers several encouraging outcomes for families. Its graduation rate is 91.8%, higher than New Hampshire’s 87.0% average, while its dropout rate is just 0.7%, well below the state’s 2.3%. Reading is a clear academic strength: 66% of students were proficient on the latest NH SAS reading assessment, compared with 59% in the Merrimack School District and 55% statewide. Eleventh-grade SAT reading performance was also strong, with 66% meeting the proficiency benchmark compared with 62% across New Hampshire.

The most important concern is mathematics. Only 25% of students were proficient on the latest NH SAS mathematics assessment, compared with 47% in the Merrimack School District and 44% statewide. SAT mathematics proficiency was also 25%, below the 30% state result. Science performance matched district and state levels at 38% after falling from 47% the prior year. The school’s statewide ranking also declined from the 75th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 64th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, the school appears strongest in graduation, student persistence, and reading, while mathematics improvement should be the top priority for families evaluating academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)	NH SAS Reading (2026)	NH SAS Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
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%)	51.9	32^nd of 89 public high schools	64.0%		58.8	27^th of 86 public high schools	68.6%	5	25.0	66.0	25.0	66.0	38.0	38.0	$18,302

Cities Near Zip Code 03054

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merrimack	0.94 mi	8	89^th
Litchfield	2.6 mi	3	48^th
Amherst	4.06 mi	3	16^th
Bedford	5.13 mi	6	7^th
Nashua	5.2 mi	23	111^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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