Summary:
ZIP code 03861, which includes Lee, New Hampshire, has one listed school: Mast Way School. It serves approximately 348 students in kindergarten through Grade 4 and is part of the high-performing Oyster River Coop School District. With a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1, the school offers a relatively favorable staffing level for an elementary school.
Mast Way School has been consistently highly rated. It ranked 15th or 16th among roughly 224 to 234 schools in each of the last three reported school years, placing it around the 93rd to 94th percentile and earning five stars each year. In 2025–2026, 75% of students were proficient in mathematics and 82% were proficient in reading. Those results were 6 percentage points above the district in both subjects and substantially above New Hampshire averages—31 points higher in math and 27 points higher in reading. Reading also improved notably from 75% to 82% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.
Performance varied by grade. Fourth grade was especially strong, with 84% proficiency in math and 86% in reading, exceeding both district and state results. Third grade was the main area needing attention: math proficiency was 66%, 11 points below the district, while reading was 78%, 5 points below the district. Even so, both third-grade results remained above statewide levels. Overall, the school provides strong academic outcomes and stable performance, while Grade 3 mathematics is the clearest opportunity for improvement. The reported free or reduced-price lunch participation rate is 8.33%, though test scores should still be viewed as schoolwide averages rather than a complete picture of every student’s experience.
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