Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 03086 include three public schools serving grades 1–12: Florence Rideout Elementary School, Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School, and Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School, all part of the small Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District. Together, they enroll 488 students and provide a unified pathway from elementary through high school in the Wilton-Lyndeborough area.
The schools are small and have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 8.6:1 to 9.8:1. Florence Rideout Elementary School has the strongest overall test profile, averaging about 43% proficiency across math, reading, and science. Its mathematics results are slightly above the state average, although reading and science trail statewide performance. Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School has a notable reading contrast: sixth-grade reading proficiency is 30%, while eighth grade reaches an excellent 73%, well above the state rate. Mathematics is a consistent challenge across all middle-school grades.
Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School has the strongest ranking of the three schools and stands out for a 95% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate. Science performance is close to the state average, but mathematics is the district’s clearest academic concern, with 26% proficiency at the high school compared with 44% statewide. High school SAT reading also trails the state. Overall, the district offers small-school advantages and strong student persistence, while the most important improvement priorities are mathematics from middle school through high school, sixth-grade reading, elementary science, and maintaining recent gains in school rankings.
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