Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03268

Summary:

The 03268 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Salisbury Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Merrimack Valley School District. With just 67 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1, Salisbury Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, ranking as high as 61st out of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Salisbury Elementary School boasts impressive academic achievements, with 74% of students proficient in Reading and 56% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 55% and 42% respectively. The school's Science proficiency rate of 43% also exceeds the statewide average of 38%. These strong test scores, combined with the school's small size and low free/reduced lunch rate of 17.91%, suggest Salisbury Elementary is providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

While the Merrimack Valley School District as a whole is ranked 88th out of 158 districts in New Hampshire, Salisbury Elementary has consistently been a standout performer, steadily improving its statewide ranking over the past few years. This indicates the school is making positive strides and may continue to be a top-performing institution in the region, offering families in the 03268 zip code a high-quality educational option for their children.

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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 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Salisbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	6 Whittemore Rd.	Salisbury	03268	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 648-2206	64	9	7.2	31.3%	57 (89.1%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	68.7	61^st of 224 public elementary schools	72.8%		61.1	82^nd of 234 public elementary schools	65.0%	21	82.0	29.0	56.0	90.0	64.0	74.0	43.0	43.0	$22,333

Cities Near Zip Code 03268

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Loudon	3.45 mi	3	130^th
Canterbury	5.19 mi	1
Chichester	6.89 mi	1	36^th
Belmont	7.31 mi	3	92^nd
Pittsfield	7.49 mi	3	148^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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