Summary:
ZIP code 03086 has one listed elementary school, Florence Rideout Elementary School in Wilton, serving grades 1–5 and enrolling 211 students; it is part of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 and a 22.27% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Since no other elementary schools are listed in the ZIP code, families cannot make a within-area school comparison, so the most useful benchmarks are the district and New Hampshire statewide results.
Florence Rideout Elementary School shows its strongest performance in mathematics. In 2025–2026, 46% of students were proficient in math, compared with 38% across the district and 44% statewide. Fourth grade was especially strong, with 57% proficiency in math and 54% in reading—both above statewide results. Overall reading proficiency was 50%, nearly matching the district’s 49% but below the state’s 55%. The main academic concerns are third-grade reading, at 40% proficiency compared with 51% statewide, and fifth-grade math, at 38% compared with 43% statewide. Science was the lowest-performing subject, with 33% proficiency, matching the district but trailing the state’s 38%.
Recent results show some positive movement at Florence Rideout Elementary School: math proficiency rose 7 percentage points from the prior year, and reading increased 4 points. Science declined by 5 points, however. The school’s SchoolDigger rating is currently 2 stars, with the district ranked 116th out of 166 districts and at the reported 30th percentile. Its ranking improved modestly from the previous year but remains below its 2023–2024 position. For parents, the overall picture is mixed but improving: the school offers a small-school setting and a clear math strength, while third-grade literacy, fifth-grade math, and science are the most important areas to examine when considering academic support and progress.
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