Summary:
ZIP code 03447 has one school, Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary School, a small Pre-K–6 school serving about 150 students in the Monadnock Regional School District. Its 11.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio may support individualized attention, and 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because this is the only school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most useful benchmarks are the district and New Hampshire averages.
The school’s clearest academic strengths are in the upper grades, especially sixth grade. In 2025–2026, sixth-grade students reached 50% proficiency in both reading and mathematics. Those results were 10 points above the district in reading and 12 points above the district in math; sixth-grade math also exceeded the state result by 7 points. Fifth-grade reading was another bright spot, at 50% proficient and 4 points above the district. Overall, reading was the school’s strongest subject, with 42% proficiency—slightly above the district’s 40%, though below the state’s 55%. These results suggest that students may be benefiting from particularly effective support or instruction in the later elementary grades.
The main concerns are earlier-grade reading, mathematics, and science. Third-grade reading proficiency was 29%, while fourth-grade math was just 12%, both well below district and state levels. Across all tested grades, math proficiency was 21% and science proficiency was 13%, compared with 33% and 20% districtwide and 44% and 38% statewide. Reading was essentially stable year over year, while math fell 8 points and science declined 4 points. The school’s latest statewide ranking improved modestly but remained in the lower range, at the 20th percentile with a one-star rating. Parents may want to ask about early literacy and math intervention, science learning opportunities, and how the school is extending its strong sixth-grade outcomes to younger students.
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