Schools in Zip Code 03079

ZIP code 03079 has nine public schools serving students from kindergarten through grade 12, including six elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, with approximately 3,836 students in the Salem area. Most schools belong to the Salem School District, while The Birches Academy of Academics & Art A Public Charter Sch serves students in grades K–8 and Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School serves high-school students. Overall, elementary and middle-school results are stronger than high-school results, especially in mathematics.

North Salem Elementary School is the strongest overall school in the area, ranking in the 83rd state percentile and outperforming New Hampshire in math, reading, and science. Woodbury School is the leading middle-school option, with reading and science results above state averages and a major improvement in its recent ranking. The Birches Academy of Academics - Art A Public Charter School also has a high elementary ranking, though its middle-grade mathematics results are considerably weaker. Dr. L. F. Soule School has shown steady ranking improvement and strong mathematics performance, while William E. Lancaster School is another relatively solid elementary performer.

Parents may want to look more closely at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School, which has the lowest current ranking and particularly weak reading results, and William T. Barron Elementary School, where rankings and science proficiency have declined. At the high-school level, Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School reports a very strong 96.4% graduation rate and no reported dropouts, but mathematics proficiency is exceptionally low. Salem High School has a larger enrollment, a 89% graduation rate, and no reported dropouts, but its ranking and proficiency results have declined. Mathematics is the clearest area for improvement across both high schools.