Schools in Zip Code 03824

Zip code 03824 has three schools serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in the highly ranked Oyster River Coop School District in Durham, New Hampshire, although the list does not include a traditional school for grades 1–4. The schools serve about 1,440 students overall: 825 at Oyster River High School, 585 at Oyster River Middle School, and 30 in the Oyster River Preschool Education Program. The district ranks 11th out of 166 New Hampshire districts and is in the state’s 93rd percentile.

For families with older students, Oyster River High School has the strongest completion outcomes: a 99% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, compared with statewide rates of 87% and 2.3%. Its reading proficiency is particularly strong at 82%, while mathematics is 51% and science is 53%. All three results exceed state averages, but mathematics is the school’s main relative weakness, especially compared with the district’s 69% mathematics rate. Oyster River Middle School has the strongest overall academic proficiency profile, with 69% of students proficient in mathematics, 71% in reading, and 59% in science. Its seventh-grade results stand out, reaching 80% in mathematics and 83% in reading.

Both the middle and high schools remain among New Hampshire’s higher-ranked schools, although each moved down in the latest rankings while continuing to perform well statewide. Reading is the clearest strength across the two tested schools, while the transition from strong middle-school mathematics performance to more modest high-school mathematics results is an area parents may want to ask about. Reported student-teacher ratios are favorable, at 9.9 in middle school and 12.3 in high school. The preschool program is small and has limited academic outcome data, so it cannot be directly compared with the other schools. Overall, the area offers a strong K–12 pathway, with especially notable middle-school academics and high-school graduation results.