Summary:
Zip code 03868 has one elementary school: East Rochester School in Rochester, New Hampshire, serving approximately 300 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is part of the Rochester School District and reports a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1. About 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an important consideration when evaluating the services and support families may need. Because this ZIP code includes only one elementary school, there is no direct school-to-school comparison; the most useful benchmarks are the district, the state, and the school’s results over time.
East Rochester’s strongest recent results were in mathematics, where 35% of students were proficient compared with 27% districtwide and 44% statewide. Fourth-grade math was a particular bright spot: 50% of students were proficient, exceeding the district by 17 percentage points and coming close to the state’s 52%. Reading proficiency was 41%, roughly comparable to the district’s 43% but below the state’s 55%. Third- and fourth-grade reading results were slightly better than district averages, while fifth-grade reading trailed the district. Parents may want to pay special attention to fifth grade, where math proficiency dropped to 23%, compared with 50% in fourth grade.
Science is the school’s clearest academic concern. Only 15% of students were proficient in science, compared with 26% in the district and 38% statewide; fifth-grade science was also 15%. Results declined from the prior year in every tested subject: math fell 14 percentage points, reading 12 points, and science 18 points. The school’s ranking also dropped from the 50th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 15th percentile in 2025–2026. Families considering East Rochester should view its small class environment and stronger math performance as positives, while asking about plans to improve science, fifth-grade math, and the broad recent decline in achievement.
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