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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 03260

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At a glance

School

410

Students

Top rankedKearsarge Regional Middle School47^th of 132 New Hampshire middle schools

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Biggest riser

Kearsarge Regional Middle School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 03260 zip code is home to a single middle school, Kearsarge Regional Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Kearsarge Regional School District. This well-performing middle school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 78th out of 134 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 47th out of 132 in 2024-2025. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, is generally on par with or slightly above the state and district averages.

Kearsarge Regional Middle School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 14.36% in 2023-2024, suggesting it serves a more affluent community. The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.1 is lower than the state average, indicating students may receive more individualized attention and support from their teachers.

Overall, Kearsarge Regional Middle School appears to be a strong educational option for families in the 03260 zip code, providing a solid academic experience for its students and consistently performing well compared to its peers across the state.

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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 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	57.7	47^th of 132 public middle schools	64.4%		46	64^th of 130 public middle schools	50.8%	17	45.0	45.0	42.0	44.0	62.0	58.0	60.0	60.0	36.0	36.0	$21,710

Cities Near Zip Code 03260

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Sutton	1.42 mi	2	68^th
Bradford	2.44 mi	3	74^th
New London	4.21 mi	2	51^st
Andover	7.63 mi	1	100^th
Sunapee	7.71 mi	3	26^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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