Summary:
ZIP code 03603 has one elementary school, Charlestown Primary School, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 4 in the Charlestown area. The school enrolls 234 students and is part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District. Its 9.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio is a notable advantage for families seeking smaller instructional groups, while its 46.58% free- or reduced-price lunch participation indicates that many students may benefit from additional academic and family supports.
The school’s strongest academic area is mathematics. In 2025–2026, 43% of students were proficient in math, compared with 35% across the district and 44% statewide. Third-grade math was the strongest grade-specific result at 48%, while fourth-grade math declined to 39%. Reading is the main concern: 32% of students were proficient, compared with 49% in the district and 55% statewide. Reading proficiency was 35% in Grade 3 and just 29% in Grade 4. For parents, this means the school appears comparatively solid in mathematics but may need stronger literacy instruction, especially for older elementary students.
Recent trends also deserve attention. Overall math proficiency fell slightly from 45% to 43% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while reading declined more sharply from 41% to 32%. The school’s ranking moved from the 37th percentile and two stars to the 17th percentile and one star, although rankings can change because of testing, participation, methodology, and results at other schools. Since this is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, families should focus less on school-to-school comparisons and more on the school’s specific strengths and needs. Important questions include how the low student-teacher ratio is used for reading intervention, what support is available in Grade 4, and how the school is responding to the recent reading decline.
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