Summary:
ZIP code 03873 in Sandown, New Hampshire, has two public elementary schools serving Pre-K through Grade 5, with 476 students combined in the Timberlane Regional School District; middle and high school options are not located within the ZIP code.
Sandown Central School serves Pre-K and kindergarten, while Sandown North Elementary School serves Grades 1–5. Sandown Central has 154 students and a reported student-teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1, compared with 322 students at Sandown North. The schools therefore function as a grade-by-grade sequence rather than competing options for the same students. Sandown Central has limited current academic data because it serves grades below the tested levels in the available information, although its historical rankings from 2012–2015 were relatively strong. Families should be cautious about using those older results as a measure of current performance.
Sandown North shows mixed academic results. Its strongest area is science, with 48% of students proficient compared with 38% statewide and 32% districtwide. Mathematics was close to the state average overall, at 43% versus 44%, while reading was weaker, at 43% compared with 55% statewide and 52% districtwide. Grades 3 and 4 had the largest gaps, especially in reading, but Grade 5 was considerably stronger: 59% were proficient in reading and 44% in math, roughly matching or slightly exceeding state results. The school’s latest ranking fell to the 36th percentile, from the 52nd percentile the prior year, alongside declines in reading and mathematics. Overall, parents may want to focus on reading support in Grades 3–4, Grade 4 math performance, and the school’s ability to maintain its relative strength in science. Since later-grade schools are outside the ZIP code, families should also investigate the broader district pathway for middle and high school.
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