Summary:
ZIP code 03605 has one listed elementary school, Lempster Community School, a small PK–8 school serving about 132 students in the rural Lempster area through eighth grade.
Lempster Community School offers a student-teacher ratio of 15:1, and about 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the only school in the ZIP code and serves both elementary and middle-school grades, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most useful comparisons are between grade levels and with statewide results. In 2025–2026, reading was the school’s strongest subject overall, with 45% of students proficient, followed by science at 33% and mathematics at 29%. The school remained below statewide proficiency rates in all three subjects, by 10 points in reading, 5 points in science, and 15 points in mathematics.
Performance varies considerably by grade. Eighth grade was a clear strength: 82% of students were proficient in reading, 50% in science, and 45% in mathematics, with eighth-grade results exceeding state rates in each subject. Seventh-grade reading was also close to the state average. The greatest concerns were in fifth grade, where proficiency reached just 25% in mathematics and 17% in science, while fourth-grade reading was 36%. Overall, mathematics was nearly unchanged from the prior year, but reading declined four points and science declined eight points. The school’s statewide standing also fell to 199th of 230 schools, in the 13th percentile, with a one-star rating. Families may want to ask about plans to strengthen fourth- and fifth-grade instruction while building on the strong results achieved in eighth grade. Results for the school and Lempster School District are identical in the supplied data, likely because this is the district’s primary or only school.
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