Summary:
ZIP code 03584 has one elementary school, Lancaster Elementary School, serving approximately 310 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in the Lancaster area as part of the White Mountains Regional School District.
For parents, Lancaster Elementary’s results are mixed but generally stronger than the district’s in mathematics and science. Overall mathematics proficiency was 41%, compared with 34% in the district and 44% statewide. The school was especially strong in 7th-grade math, where 53% of students were proficient, and in 8th-grade math, where 44% were proficient. Reading proficiency was 45%, nearly the same as the district’s 46% but below the statewide 55% rate. The strongest reading result was in 7th grade at 56%, nearly matching the state. Science proficiency was 32%, slightly above the district’s 30% but below the state’s 38%; 8th-grade science was a bright spot at 41%, while 5th grade was much weaker at 26%.
The school’s 2025–2026 ranking was 177th out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 23rd percentile, with a one-star SchoolDigger rating. Its recent ranking history has fluctuated rather than showing steady improvement, and science declined from 37% to 32% year over year while reading stayed at 45% and math changed little. The main areas for improvement appear to be 3rd-grade mathematics, 5th-grade science, and reading across several grades. Parents may also note the reported 8:1 student-teacher ratio and the school’s broad pre-kindergarten-through-8th-grade structure, which allows students to remain in one local school through middle school but means the overall results combine elementary and middle-grade performance.
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