Summary:
ZIP code 03741 has one public elementary school, Canaan Elementary School, serving students from Pre-K through grade 4 in the Canaan area and enrolling 236 students. The school is part of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local school, but its results can be viewed against district and New Hampshire averages.
Canaan Elementary’s strongest overall subject is mathematics. In 2025–2026, 54% of students were proficient in math, compared with 44% in both the district and the state. Third-grade math was particularly strong at 61%, seven points above the state result. However, fourth-grade math was weaker at 47%, five points below the state and 15 points below the district. Reading results were more mixed: 50% of students were proficient overall, five points below the state. Third-grade reading was the largest concern at 44%, while fourth-grade reading was more encouraging at 56%, four points above the state average.
The school’s overall standing has improved recently. Its statewide ranking moved from the 44th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 50th percentile in 2025–2026, rising from 125th to 115th place, and its rating increased from two stars to three. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 11.2 to 1, and 27.12% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. For parents, the main takeaway is that Canaan Elementary offers a relatively strong mathematics program, while reading—especially third-grade reading—and fourth-grade mathematics appear to be the most important areas for continued improvement.
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