Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 03266

ZIP code 03266 has one listed elementary school, Russell Elementary School in Rumney, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The school has 84 students and is part of the Rumney School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there are no meaningful local school-to-school comparisons; statewide results and changes over time provide the most useful context.

Russell Elementary School offers a very small-school setting, with a reported 6:1 student-teacher ratio that may support personal attention and small instructional groups. About 40.5% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, representing roughly 34 students based on current enrollment. Academic results, however, were below New Hampshire averages in every reported subject. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 39% in mathematics, 43% in reading, and 26% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Results for the school and district are identical in the available data, suggesting that the school represents essentially all of the district’s tested students.

For parents, eighth-grade mathematics is the clearest area of concern: 18% of eighth graders were proficient, compared with 40% statewide. Eighth-grade reading was a relative strength at 45%, only six points below the state, while eighth-grade science was 27%, ten points below the state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, mathematics remained at 39%, while reading and science each declined by three percentage points. Historical rankings also fell from the 63rd percentile in 2020–2021 to the 15th percentile in 2022–2023, although small enrollment can make annual results more variable. Overall, the school’s strongest features are its small size and low student-teacher ratio, while middle-school mathematics and science appear to deserve the greatest attention.