Summary:
ZIP code 03235 has one elementary school, Paul A. Smith School, serving 261 students from Pre-K through Grade 4 in Franklin, New Hampshire. The school is part of the Franklin School District. More than half of students, 55.94%, qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and the reported student-teacher ratio was 7.9. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another nearby school using this dataset.
Paul A. Smith School performs better than the district but below New Hampshire averages. In 2025–2026, 30% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 13% in the district and 44% statewide. Reading proficiency was 29%, compared with 23% in the district and 55% statewide. The school’s strongest results were in Grade 4, where 35% were proficient in mathematics and 36% in reading. Grade 3 results were lower, at 27% in mathematics and 24% in reading. Overall, the school’s reading performance is the larger concern because it trails the state by 26 percentage points, while mathematics trails the state by 14 points.
Recent results show mixed progress. Mathematics proficiency fell from 40% in 2024–2025 to 30% in 2025–2026, while reading improved slightly from 27% to 29%. The school ranked 214th out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 7th percentile with a 0-star rating; the district ranked 162nd out of 166 districts. For families, the data suggest that Paul A. Smith is a stronger performer than its district, especially in mathematics, but still faces significant statewide achievement gaps. Grade 3 literacy and mathematics appear to be priority areas, while the school’s low student-teacher ratio may support small-group instruction and targeted academic help.
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