Summary:
Zip code 03062 includes six schools serving grades K–12 and approximately 3,734 students, with four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school in the Nashua School District, plus one K–8 charter school.
The strongest overall results come from Bicentennial Elementary School, ranked 36th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. It leads the area in mathematics, with 74% proficiency, and also performs above state averages in reading and science. New Searles School and Main Dunstable School are also strong choices, ranking in the upper portion of the state. New Searles has particularly solid reading and math results and has improved over the longer term. Main Dunstable remains above state averages, although its math, reading, and science scores—and especially its ranking—fell notably in the latest year. MicroSociety Academy Charter School Foundation has mixed results: reading and science are relatively strong, but mathematics drops sharply in grades 6 and 7.
The largest concern is Brian S. McCarthy Middle School, ranked in the 11th state percentile, with only 23% math, 35% reading, and 20% science proficiency. Results decline further by eighth grade, making the transition to high school an important issue for families to investigate. At Nashua High School South, reading is a clear strength at 60%, but math and science proficiency are much lower at 29% and 25%. Its 82.5% graduation rate is close to the district rate but below the state rate. Overall, 03062 offers notably strong elementary options, while middle-school performance is the area’s most significant weakness.
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