Schools in Zip Code 03455

ZIP code 03455 has one public school, Marlborough Elementary School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The small school enrolls 164 students and functions as both an elementary and middle-grades campus, with no separate middle or high school listed in the ZIP code. Its reported student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1, and about 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the only school in the area, parents should focus on its grade-level patterns, academic strengths, and areas needing improvement rather than comparing schools within the ZIP code.

Marlborough Elementary School’s strongest overall subject is reading. In 2025–2026, 38% of students were proficient in reading, compared with 24% in mathematics and 11% in science. Third-grade reading was the clearest bright spot, with 54% proficiency—slightly above the New Hampshire average of 51%. Reading improved by 4 percentage points from the prior year, although performance varied considerably by grade. Sixth-grade reading was a major concern at 18%, compared with 52% statewide, following a sharp decline from 44% in fifth grade. Mathematics was below state averages in every reported grade; seventh grade was relatively strongest at 35%, while eighth grade fell to 11%.

Science is the school’s most significant academic weakness. Only 11% of students were proficient in both fifth- and eighth-grade science, compared with roughly 37%–38% statewide. Science also declined from 18% to 11% year over year. The school’s results closely match those of the Marlborough School District, so the district does not provide a meaningfully different comparison. The district ranks near the bottom statewide, while the school’s recent ranking remains in the lower portion of New Hampshire schools despite a modest improvement in its latest rating. Parents may want to ask about sixth-grade reading support, eighth-grade mathematics preparation, science instruction and hands-on learning, intervention services, and how the school supports students transitioning into middle-grade coursework.