Summary:
ZIP code 03582 has four small schools serving about 348 students in grades K–12 across the Northumberland School District and Stark School District. The area includes two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Stark Village School has the strongest current overall academic results, with 63% of students proficient in reading and 44% in mathematics. Its very small enrollment of 32 students means yearly percentages can change significantly when only a few students’ results shift.
Among the larger schools, Groveton Elementary School stands out in mathematics, with 55% proficiency overall and an especially strong fifth-grade mathematics result of 74%. However, its science proficiency was 37%, and its reading result of 47% was below the state average. Groveton High School (Middle) improved modestly in mathematics and reading, but science was a major weakness at 13%. Seventh grade performed well, while eighth-grade results were considerably lower, suggesting that middle-school readiness and the transition to high school deserve attention.
Groveton High School shows the area’s biggest improvement. From the prior year, mathematics rose from 17% to 33%, reading from 39% to 56%, and science from 15% to 25%. Its ranking also improved substantially, moving from the 7th percentile to the 46th percentile. Graduation outcomes are encouraging: the graduation rate was 90.9%, above the state average, and the dropout rate was 0%. Overall, parents may want to focus on the strong elementary mathematics results, the high school’s positive momentum, and continued support for secondary mathematics and especially science.
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