Summary:
ZIP code 03431 includes six elementary-level schools serving 1,298 students: four public K–5 schools in the Keene School District and two K–8 charter schools. The area offers a wide range of school sizes, student–teacher ratios, and academic results, with statewide rankings ranging from the 10th to the 74th percentile among schools with current rankings.
Fuller Elementary School has the strongest overall current profile. It ranks in the 74th percentile and exceeds district and state averages in math, reading, and science, including especially strong science performance. Symonds Elementary School also performs above state averages in math and reading, with an exceptional fourth-grade math result, but its statewide ranking and recent math and science scores declined. Wheelock Elementary School is the area’s biggest improvement story, rising to the 60th percentile while improving in all three subjects. Its math and reading results are around or above state averages.
Surry Village Charter School has the highest science proficiency and strong seventh-grade results, but its small enrollment and large grade-to-grade variation make multi-year comparisons important. Franklin Elementary School faces the greatest overall academic challenges among the Keene schools, particularly in science and fifth-grade performance, and serves a comparatively high-need student population. Gathering Waters Charter School (E) has the lowest current results, especially in mathematics, despite having the smallest student–teacher ratio. Overall, Fuller is the strongest balanced choice, Symonds remains competitive, Wheelock shows encouraging momentum, and Franklin and Gathering Waters may warrant the closest review of academic supports.
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