Summary:
ZIP code 03304 has one public high school, Bow High School, serving grades 9–12 in the community of Bow, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 622 students and has a 12.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio. With no other high schools in the ZIP code, families are evaluating one school rather than choosing among several local options.
Bow High School shows especially strong completion outcomes. Its graduation rate is 96.6%, compared with 87.0% statewide, and its reported dropout rate is 0.0%, compared with 2.3% statewide. Reading is the school’s strongest tested subject: 64% of students reached proficiency in 2025–2026, nine points above the New Hampshire result. SAT results were also slightly above the state in both mathematics and reading. The school’s relatively small student-teacher ratio may support individual attention, although that measure does not by itself indicate class size or instructional quality.
The main concern is recent academic performance, particularly mathematics. NH SAS math proficiency was 32%, compared with 44% statewide and 56% for the Bow School District. Reading proficiency declined from 81% to 64% year over year, while mathematics fell from 43% to 32% and science from 44% to 38%. The school’s ranking also moved from the 79th percentile in each of the two prior years to the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, while the district ranks in the 76th percentile statewide. Overall, the school appears highly successful at keeping students on track to graduate, with strong reading and persistence outcomes, but families should pay close attention to the recent decline across subjects and the sizable mathematics gap.
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