Summary:
ZIP code 03070 has one elementary school, New Boston Central School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the New Boston area. The school enrolls 459 students and is part of the New Boston School District. With a 13.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio, a four-star rating, and a 2025–2026 statewide ranking of 38th out of 230 schools, it is among New Hampshire’s higher-performing elementary schools.
New Boston Central School performs above the state average in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in reading, compared with 55% statewide; 61% were proficient in science, compared with 38% statewide; and 56% were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide. Reading is the school’s strongest and most consistent subject, with grade-level proficiency ranging from 63% to 75% in grades three through six. Science also stands out, rising 21 percentage points from the previous year to 61%. Results for the school match the reported results for the New Boston School District.
The main opportunity for improvement is upper-grade mathematics. Math proficiency was strong in third grade at 75% and remained solid in fourth grade at 65%, but fell to 41% in fifth grade and 45% in sixth grade. Parents may want to ask about math support, curriculum progression, and strategies for helping students transition into more advanced work. Overall, the school’s ranking has remained strong, placing it between the 80th and 88th percentiles over the past three years. Since 03070 has only one elementary school, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most important takeaway is that this is a consistently high-performing school with particularly strong reading and science results and a clear focus area in grades five and six mathematics.
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