Schools in Zip Code 03261

ZIP code 03261 in Northwood, New Hampshire, has two schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12: Northwood Elementary School for PK–8 and Coe-Brown Northwood Academy for grades 9–12, with no separate middle school and 1,067 students enrolled across both schools. Together, they provide a complete local educational pathway, though students transition from the elementary school directly into high school after eighth grade.

Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is the clear academic standout. It ranked 12th among 89 New Hampshire high schools in 2025–2026 and has a 98.8% graduation rate and 0.5% dropout rate. Its strongest results are in reading and science: proficiency was 79% in reading and 68% in science, compared with 55% and 38% statewide. SAT results were also above state averages in both math and reading. Mathematics is the main area to watch, with 41% proficient on the NH SAS compared with 44% statewide, although SAT math performance was stronger than the state average. The school’s district, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District, ranked 27th of 166 districts.

Northwood Elementary School is more mixed but showed important improvement, rising to 73rd of 230 schools and the 68th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall proficiency was 48% in math, 53% in reading, and 43% in science. Math and science were slightly above state averages, while reading was close to the state result. The main concern is the decline in grades 7 and 8: eighth-grade proficiency was 32% in math and 40% in reading. Parents may therefore view the school as improving overall, while paying particular attention to the middle-grade transition and later-grade academic support. Its district, Northwood School District, ranked 78th of 166 districts.