Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03449

ZIP code 03449 has one school, Hancock Elementary School, serving approximately 70 students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in the Contoocook Valley School District.

For parents, Hancock Elementary stands out for strong current academic results. In 2025–2026, 74% of students were proficient in reading and 61% were proficient in math, compared with 56% and 40%, respectively, across the Contoocook Valley School District. The school also exceeded New Hampshire averages in every reported subject and grade. Reading is the clearest strength: proficiency reached 75% in third grade and 73% in fourth grade, well above statewide results. Math performance was solid overall, although fourth-grade math, at 55%, was notably lower than third-grade math at 67% and may be an area to monitor. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 8.7 to 1, which may support small-group instruction and individualized attention. About 20% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Hancock Elementary ranked 33rd out of 230 schools statewide in 2025–2026, placing it around the 86th percentile and earning a four-star rating. This represents a substantial improvement from its ranking of 200th out of 229 schools in 2016–2017, although the school ranked even higher in 2015–2016, when it placed 18th out of 244. Because enrollment is very small, results can change significantly from year to year based on the performance of a relatively small number of students. Overall, the available data portrays Hancock Elementary as a small, high-performing school with especially strong reading outcomes, above-average math results, and a favorable staffing ratio.