Summary:
ZIP code 03609 has one listed school: North Walpole School, a small elementary school serving grades 2–4 with 82 students in the Fall Mountain Regional School District. Because there are no listed middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools in the ZIP code, families seeking later grades would need to consider schools elsewhere. The school’s small size and focused grade range make its results especially important to evaluate by grade and over several years.
North Walpole School is performing much better than the district as a whole. For 2025–2026, it ranked 41st out of 230 schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile with four stars, while the Fall Mountain Regional School District ranked at the 36th percentile with two stars. Mathematics is the clearest strength: 75% of students were proficient overall, compared with 35% in the district and 44% statewide. Fourth-grade mathematics was particularly impressive, with 89% proficiency—37 percentage points above both the district and state. Third-grade mathematics was also above comparison levels at 64%.
Reading results were positive but less exceptional. Overall reading proficiency was 59%, exceeding the district by 10 percentage points and the state by 4 points; fourth-grade reading was strongest relative to the district at 63%. Compared with the prior year, mathematics improved from 67% to 75%, while reading declined from 67% to 59%, making reading the main area to monitor. The school has remained among the higher-ranked schools for three consecutive years, ranking between 32nd and 41st. Its student-teacher ratio was a favorable 10.3 to 1, although that figure is not the same as average class size. With only 82 students, a few students can significantly affect percentages, so families should view individual-year results alongside the school’s consistently strong longer-term ranking.
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