Summary:
ZIP code 03872 has one listed school, Paul Elementary School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in Sanbornville. The school enrolls about 410 students and is part of the Wakefield School District. Because there are no separately listed middle or high schools in the ZIP code, Paul Elementary provides the area’s full public-school profile through 8th grade.
Paul Elementary has shown encouraging recent progress, with proficiency rising from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in mathematics, reading, and science. Current proficiency is 30% in math, 38% in reading, and 22% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Reading is the strongest subject overall, particularly in 3rd grade, where 48% of students are proficient—just three points below the state. Eighth-grade math is another relative strength, with 41% proficiency compared with 40% statewide. The school also has a reported student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1, which may support individualized attention.
Parents should be aware that overall achievement remains below state averages, and the school ranks in the lower portion of statewide comparisons despite improving from the 4th to the 16th percentile over the past three reported years. The clearest concern is 8th-grade reading, where only 19% of students are proficient, 32 points below the state. Science is also consistently weak in both tested grades, while mathematics needs particular attention in grades 3 through 6. The school’s results match the district figures in the available data, so there is no separate district-versus-school performance difference to evaluate. Recent gains are positive, but families may want to ask about plans for middle-grade literacy, science instruction, and math support.
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