Summary:
Zip code 03071 has three public schools serving approximately 875 students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Highbridge Hill Elementary School (PK–4), Boynton Middle School (5–8), and Mascenic Regional High School (9–12), all part of the Mascenic Regional School District.
Highbridge Hill Elementary School is the strongest-ranked school locally, at the 46th percentile statewide, and its overall math and reading results are both at the state average. Reading is a particular strength, with 55% of students proficient, while fourth-grade math and reading results are notably strong. However, the school’s statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, and overall math proficiency fell from 54% to 44% in the latest year. Boynton Middle School ranks lowest, at the 21st percentile, with especially weak math and science results. Its fifth- and seventh-grade reading performance provides encouraging bright spots, and seventh-grade math also stands out, but sixth- and eighth-grade math results are much lower.
Mascenic Regional High School has the area’s strongest reading performance: 62% of students are proficient in reading, above the state average, and its graduation rate of 88.1% is slightly above the state rate. In contrast, math and science are significant concerns, with proficiency far below state levels. The school’s 8.4% dropout rate is also substantially higher than the statewide rate and deserves attention. Overall, parents should expect the district’s clearest strengths in reading—especially at the elementary and high-school levels—and its greatest needs in math, middle- and high-school science, and high-school student retention.
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