Summary:
ZIP code 03304 has one middle school, Bow Memorial School, serving grades 5–8 with 524 students in the Bow School District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, parents cannot compare it with another nearby school using this data. Instead, the most useful comparisons are with district and statewide results, along with Bow Memorial’s performance across grades and years.
Bow Memorial is a strong-performing school overall. It ranked 24th out of 138 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 83rd percentile, and it has maintained a four-star rating for three consecutive years. Students performed above the state average in every reported subject: 54% were proficient in mathematics, 70% in reading, and 45% in science. Reading is the clearest strength, with proficiency ranging from 65% to 74% across grades 5–8. Mathematics was also strong in grades 6–8, especially sixth grade, where 65% of students were proficient compared with 43% statewide. Science results in grades 5 and 8 were above state averages as well.
The main area for parents to watch is fifth-grade mathematics, where 38% of students were proficient—5 points below the state average and well below the 65% recorded in sixth grade. Science is another opportunity for improvement: although Bow Memorial remains above the state, its all-grade science proficiency fell from 49% to 45% year over year. Mathematics and reading improved slightly during the same period. The school reports a 16.9:1 student–teacher ratio and a 3.63% free- or reduced-price lunch rate. Overall, Bow Memorial offers consistently strong reading, above-average performance across subjects, and an improving statewide ranking, with fifth-grade math and recent science results deserving closer attention.
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