Summary:
ZIP code 03870, serving the Rye, New Hampshire area, has one listed middle school: Rye Junior High School, which serves grades 5–8 and enrolls about 175 students.
Rye Junior High School is a small, high-performing school with a 5-star rating and a statewide ranking near the top 10% of schools. In 2025–2026, 73% of students were proficient in math, 75% in reading, and 48% in science. These results were well above New Hampshire averages, particularly in math and reading. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 8.7 to 1, and its results were very similar to those of the Rye School District: the school was just slightly below the district in math and reading and matched the district in science. Because this is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; families are primarily evaluating this school’s strengths and areas for improvement.
Math and reading are the clearest strengths. Sixth-grade math reached 83% proficiency, while fifth-grade reading reached 88%. Results generally remained above state averages across grades, but performance became weaker in the later grades. Eighth-grade reading was 65%, and eighth-grade science was 35%, slightly below the statewide science rate of 37%. Schoolwide science proficiency also declined from 59% to 48% year over year, making science—especially in eighth grade—the most important area to investigate. The school’s overall ranking has slipped from earlier years, but it remains a strong option academically. Parents may want to ask about science instruction, support for eighth-grade students, and how the school maintains reading progress from fifth through eighth grade.
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