Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03609

Summary:

The 03609 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, North Walpole School, which serves grades 2-4 and is part of the Fall Mountain Regional School District. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Hampshire, reaching as high as 32nd out of 224 schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Walpole School outperforms both its district and the state of New Hampshire in academic proficiency, with 67% of students proficient or better in both mathematics and reading in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 36% and 42% for the district and state, respectively, in mathematics, and 67%, 56%, and 55% in reading. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students also demonstrate strong performance, with 80% and 59% proficiency in mathematics, and 80% and 59% in reading, respectively, in the same school year.

The school's success may be attributed to its favorable student demographics, with a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 24.14% in the 2023-2024 school year, as well as its low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is lower than the state average. These factors likely contribute to the school's ability to provide a high-quality education and help students succeed academically.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)			NH SAS Reading (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
North Walpole School	Public	2-4	17 Cray Rd.	North Walpole	03609	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 445-5450	82	8	10.3	22.0%	78 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	79.8	32^nd of 224 public elementary schools	85.7%		76.4	41^st of 234 public elementary schools	82.5%	9	80.0	59.0	67.0	80.0	59.0	67.0	$15,376

Cities Near Zip Code 03609

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Walpole	0.11 mi	1	23^rd
Langdon	2.34 mi	3	79^th
Walpole	3.89 mi	2	56^th
Alstead	4.51 mi	2	81^st
Charlestown	6.15 mi	2	136^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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