Summary:
ZIP code 03106 has one middle school serving grades 6–8: David R. Cawley Middle School in Hooksett, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 428 students and is part of the Hooksett School District, which ranks 44th out of 166 New Hampshire districts and has a four-star rating. With a reported student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, the school offers a relatively favorable staffing measure, although this should not be treated as an average class size. Since it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there are no nearby schools in the area data for a direct school-to-school comparison.
David R. Cawley Middle School has a strong academic profile. It ranked 15th out of 138 New Hampshire middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 89th percentile statewide, up from 25th place and the 81st percentile the previous year. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in both mathematics and reading, compared with 44% and 55% statewide. Science proficiency was 48%, above the state’s 38%. The school also exceeded district results overall: math was 71% versus 67%, reading was 71% versus 63%, and science was 48% versus 41%. These results indicate that the school performs well both statewide and within its district.
Recent performance improved across every reported subject. Mathematics rose 12 percentage points from 59% to 71%, reading increased from 65% to 71%, and science improved from 41% to 48%. Reading showed especially strong grade-level progression, rising from 62% in sixth grade to 80% in eighth grade. Mathematics was consistently strong across grades, ranging from 68% to 72%, while science remains the clearest area for continued improvement because it trails math and reading by 23 percentage points. Overall, the school offers strong and improving results, with particularly notable performance in eighth-grade reading and mathematics.
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