Schools in Zip Code 03841

ZIP code 03841 has two public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade: Hampstead Central School for elementary students and Hampstead Middle School for grades 5–8. Both are part of the Hampstead School District, with a combined enrollment of 822 students. There is no high school in the ZIP code, so students continue to a high school outside the area. Both schools report relatively low student-teacher ratios, especially the middle school’s 10-to-1 ratio.

Hampstead Middle School is the stronger and more consistent performer overall. It ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide, has four stars, and has held essentially the same ranking for three years. Its reading performance is a particular strength: 63% of students were proficient, compared with 53% at Hampstead Central School and 55% statewide. Middle-school reading was especially strong in grades 5, 7, and 8. Science also improved significantly, rising to 44% proficiency, above the state result. Mathematics was 48%, above the state but slightly below the district. Sixth-grade reading, at 51%, is the main area that stands out for additional attention.

Hampstead Central School has mixed results. Its 54% mathematics proficiency rate was 10 points above the state and fourth-grade mathematics was particularly strong, but its overall ranking declined from the 70th to the 51st percentile over the three reported years. Reading improved slightly to 53% but remained just below the state and district. For parents comparing the schools, the middle school currently offers the stronger overall academic profile and more stable results, while the elementary school shows a clear mathematics strength that should be weighed alongside its ranking decline and reading performance.