Summary:
The 03743 area includes six schools serving grades K–12: four district schools currently serving elementary through high school students, one small charter high school, and Bluff School, which closed on October 7, 2025. The schools listed enrolled 1,521 students, including Bluff’s former enrollment, and most are part of the Claremont School District. Overall, the area has a challenging academic profile, with mathematics the most consistent weakness and substantial differences among schools.
Among the currently operating schools, Stevens High School has the strongest overall academic profile and the clearest improvement in ranking. It reports 50% reading and 42% science proficiency, with science above the state average, although mathematics proficiency is only 16%. Its 81% graduation rate is below the state rate, and its 9.9% dropout rate is a significant concern. At the elementary level, Maple Avenue School currently outperforms Disnard Elementary School in reading and mathematics. Maple’s reading proficiency is 41%, compared with Disnard’s 24%. Disnard experienced the sharpest recent decline, with large drops in both reading and mathematics.
Claremont Middle School is a key area of concern, ranking near the bottom statewide and reporting only 22% mathematics and 24% reading proficiency. Mathematics falls from 33% in sixth grade to 13% in eighth grade, suggesting a need for strong academic support before high school. River View Chartered Public School is much smaller, with 30 students, and its 0% dropout rate should be considered alongside a 44.4% graduation rate and the limitations of a small cohort. Bluff School had historically low results before closing. For families comparing schools, the most important questions involve mathematics support, reading intervention, graduation and attendance programs, and how Bluff’s closure may affect enrollment and services at the remaining schools.
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