Summary:
ZIP code 03814 has one elementary school, Ossipee Central School, serving students from Pre-K through sixth grade in Center Ossipee. The school enrolls 276 students and is part of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District, so there is no other elementary school in the ZIP code for a direct local comparison. Families evaluating the area should focus on the school’s grade-level results, recent improvement, and available student support.
Ossipee Central shows a mixed but improving academic picture. In 2025–2026, 44% of students were proficient in mathematics, matching the New Hampshire average and slightly exceeding the district’s 43%. Reading proficiency was 45%, below the district’s 54% and the state’s 55%, while science was 30%, below both the district’s 34% and the state’s 38%. Third grade stands out as the strongest grade, with 58% proficiency in math and 52% in reading. Fifth-grade math was also comparatively strong, exceeding both district and state results. The school’s reported student-teacher ratio is 7.6 to 1, which may support individualized attention, although this figure may include various instructional staff.
The most important concerns are concentrated in fourth grade, where proficiency was 35% in math and 37% in reading, and sixth-grade reading, where proficiency was 40% compared with 55% districtwide. Fifth-grade science also deserves attention, with 30% proficiency. At the same time, the school improved from the prior year in every tested subject: math rose 3 percentage points, reading 7 points, and science 6 points. Its ranking also improved from the 21st to the 32nd percentile and from one star to two. Overall, Ossipee Central appears to be moving in a positive direction, with the greatest opportunities in fourth-grade instruction, sixth-grade reading, and science.
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