Summary:
ZIP code 03862 has one elementary school: North Hampton School. Located in North Hampton, New Hampshire, the school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, so its results include both elementary and middle-school grades. It enrolls 268 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 8.9 to 1, suggesting a relatively small-school setting. The school is part of the North Hampton School District. Because no other elementary schools are listed in the ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison available.
North Hampton School is a strong statewide performer. It ranked 13th out of 230 New Hampshire schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 94th percentile and earning a five-star rating. The school also ranked 13th the previous year, improving from 28th in 2023–2024. Reading is its strongest subject: 78% of students were proficient, compared with 55% statewide. Mathematics proficiency was 66%, versus 44% statewide, while science proficiency was 51%, compared with 38% statewide. These results show that the school performs above state averages in all three tested subjects.
For parents, the most important difference is between reading and mathematics in the upper grades. Reading remains relatively consistent, ranging from 68% to 88% proficiency across grades 3–8. Mathematics is excellent in several grades—90% in third grade, 80% in fifth, and 79% in sixth—but falls to 47% in seventh grade and 35% in eighth grade. Science also deserves monitoring after declining from 74% to 51% year over year, although the current result remains above the state average. Overall, the school offers strong academics and a small-school environment, with upper-grade mathematics the clearest area for further attention.
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