Summary:
ZIP code 03245 has one listed school, Holderness Central School, a small K–8 school serving 156 students in the Holderness area. Because there are no separate middle or high schools listed in the ZIP code, this school provides education from kindergarten through eighth grade. It has an 8:1 student-teacher ratio, a four-star rating, and is part of the highly ranked Holderness School District, which ranks 28th among 166 New Hampshire districts.
Holderness Central School performs above New Hampshire averages in all reported subjects. In 2025–2026, 61% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide; 77% were proficient in reading, compared with 55% statewide; and 65% were proficient in science, compared with 38% statewide. Reading is the school’s most consistently strong subject, with every reported grade exceeding the state result. Seventh-grade reading was especially notable, with 100% proficiency. Science showed the largest overall advantage over the state, while mathematics was the school’s comparatively weaker subject despite still exceeding the statewide average.
Parents may want to look closely at the differences among grade levels. Eighth-grade students performed strongly across all subjects, with proficiency rates of 71% in math, 71% in reading, and 77% in science. Mathematics results were less consistent in earlier grades: third-grade proficiency was 43%, or 11 points below the state rate, and fifth-grade proficiency was 41%, or 2 points below the state rate. Overall results were stable from the prior year, with math improving slightly, reading unchanged, and science declining modestly. The school’s small enrollment and approximately 18% free-or-reduced-price lunch participation provide important context, since results in small student groups can vary noticeably from year to year.
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