Summary:
ZIP code 03844, located in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, has one listed public school: Lincoln Akerman School, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 8. The small school enrolls about 190 students and is part of the Hampton Falls School District, which ranks 31st out of 166 New Hampshire districts, placing it in the 81st percentile. Lincoln Akerman has a 4-star rating and a student-teacher ratio of approximately 12.2 to 1.
Academic results are notably stronger than statewide averages in nearly every reported grade and subject. Overall proficiency is 61% in math, 72% in reading, and 63% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. The school’s strongest results are in the middle grades, especially eighth grade, where 74% of students are proficient in math, 90% in reading, and 85% in science. Reading is generally stronger than math, with particularly impressive results in Grades 6 through 8. Science also stands out because the school’s overall rate is 25 percentage points above the state average, largely due to its exceptional eighth-grade performance.
Parents should also note that elementary results are more mixed. Third-grade math is nearly equal to the state average, while fourth-grade reading is slightly below it; fifth-grade math and science are also among the school’s weaker results, though they remain at or above statewide performance. Recent schoolwide scores have been stable, changing only slightly from the prior year, even as the school’s ranking percentile declined from the 86th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 71st percentile in 2025–2026. Because the school is relatively small, grade-level percentages may vary when student groups change from year to year. Overall, Lincoln Akerman offers strong academic performance, particularly for students progressing into the middle-school grades.
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