Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 03251 include three small public schools serving kindergarten through grade 12 in the Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District in the Lincoln and Woodstock area: an elementary school, middle school, and high school with 241 students combined. The schools offer a small-school environment, with reported student-teacher ratios between 6.5 and 7.3, and the middle and high schools share a Linwood Drive campus.
Lin-Wood Public School (Middle) is the strongest overall academic performer, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide for 2025–26. It exceeds state averages in all-grade mathematics and performs especially well in sixth-grade math and sixth- and eighth-grade reading. However, its ranking has fallen from the upper 70th percentile in the prior two years, and seventh grade is a concern, with only 40% proficiency in both math and reading. Lin-Wood Public School (Elem) has shown the most consistent recent improvement, rising from the 27th to the 49th percentile over three years. Its strongest area is science, with 59% proficiency compared with 38% statewide, while fifth-grade reading is also a notable strength. Early reading, particularly third grade, deserves attention.
Lin-Wood Public School (High) has an unusually mixed profile. Its 100% graduation rate and zero dropout rate are excellent, but standardized achievement is much weaker than at the other schools: 15% proficiency in math, 38% in reading, and 31% in science. Mathematics is the most urgent concern, sitting about 29 points below the state level. Overall, families may see the elementary school as an improving option, the middle school as the district’s current academic standout, and the high school as a supportive small-school setting with strong completion outcomes but a significant need for academic improvement.
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