Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03836

Summary:

The 03836 zip code in New Hampshire is home to a single public elementary school, Freedom Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 48 students. The school is part of the Freedom School District, which is ranked 145 out of 158 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freedom Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with its Mathematics proficiency rate of 50% exceeding the state average of 42%, but its Reading and Science proficiency rates of 40% and 27% falling significantly below the state averages of 55% and 38%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rates are even lower, with 27% in Mathematics and 36% in Reading, compared to the statewide averages of 40% and 57%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 223 out of 229 elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 196 out of 224 in 2024-2025.

Despite its small size, Freedom Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.6, which could be an advantage. However, the school faces challenges, with 41.67% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students. This may require the school to provide additional support and resources to these students to help them succeed academically.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)		NH SAS Reading (2025)		NH SAS Science (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Loon Lake Rd.	Freedom	03836	Carroll County	Freedom School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 539-2077	52	5	10.4	40.4%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	17.5	196^th of 224 public elementary schools	12.5%					(n/a)	27.0	50.0	36.0	40.0	27.0	27.0	$39,389

Cities Near Zip Code 03836

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freedom	2.88 mi	1	156^th
Effingham	3 mi	1	137^th
Center Ossipee	5.61 mi	1	145^th
Madison	6.11 mi	1	129^th
Tamworth	8.87 mi	1	150^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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