Summary:
ZIP code 03861, serving Lee, New Hampshire, has one elementary school: Mast Way School, which serves students in kindergarten through Grade 4 and is part of the Oyster River Coop School District. The school enrolls 348 students and has a student–teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1, giving families in this area one local elementary option rather than several schools to compare.
Mast Way is a consistently high-performing school. It ranked 15th out of 230 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the state’s top 7% and earning a five-star rating. It has held a similar position for the past three years, ranking between 15th and 16th. In the most recent year, 75% of students were proficient in mathematics and 82% were proficient in reading. Those results were 31 and 27 percentage points higher than the statewide averages, respectively. Mast Way also exceeded district averages by six points in both subjects. Reading showed especially strong recent improvement, rising seven percentage points from the previous year, while mathematics remained largely stable at a high level.
Fourth grade is the school’s strongest tested grade: 84% of fourth graders were proficient in mathematics and 86% in reading. Third-grade results were lower—66% in mathematics and 78% in reading—but still above statewide levels, though below district results in both subjects. This difference between grades is the main pattern parents may want to explore when learning more about the school. Overall, the data suggest that Mast Way offers strong academic performance, particularly in fourth grade, steady statewide recognition, favorable staffing levels, and a recent upward trend in reading. The school’s reported free/reduced-price lunch rate is 8.33%, providing additional context when comparing its results with schools serving different student populations.
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