Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03227

Summary:

The 03227 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Sandwich Central School, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 76 students. Sandwich Central School is part of the Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District, which is ranked 64 out of 158 school districts in New Hampshire and has a 3-star rating.

Sandwich Central School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Hampshire, placing 41st out of 224 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 46th out of 234 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, both with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District and the state of New Hampshire in proficiency rates for mathematics, reading, and science across multiple grade levels.

Sandwich Central School's academic success may be attributed to its favorable socioeconomic factors, including a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (10.53% in 2023-2024) and a low student-teacher ratio of 9:1. These factors are often associated with better educational outcomes, and they likely contribute to the school's consistently strong performance and high rankings among New Hampshire elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)				NH SAS Reading (2025)				NH SAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Sandwich Central School	Public	K-6	28 Squam Lake Rd.	Center Sandwich	03227	Carroll County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 284-7712	85	7	11.4	10.6%	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	41^st of 224 public elementary schools	81.7%		74.4	46^th of 234 public elementary schools	80.3%	5	67.0	56.0	69.0	65.0	100.0	63.0	46.0	69.0	55.0	55.0	$24,444

Cities Near Zip Code 03227

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Center Sandwich	2.68 mi	1	33^rd
Moultonborough	6.98 mi	3	65^th
Waterville Valley	7.88 mi	1
Campton	7.92 mi	1	47^th
Holderness	9.36 mi	1	17^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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