Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03874

ZIP code 03874 has two public schools serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade: Seabrook Elementary School for PK–4 and Seabrook Middle School for grades 5–8. Both are part of the Seabrook School District, which enrolls about 579 students in total; no high school is listed in the ZIP code. The district is relatively small, with approximately 302 elementary students and 277 middle school students.

Seabrook Middle School is the stronger-performing school in the area, ranking in the 32nd statewide percentile with a two-star rating, compared with the elementary school’s 7th-percentile ranking and zero-star rating. Middle school reading is a relative strength: 50% of students are proficient, close to the 55% statewide rate and well above the elementary school’s 23%. The middle school also has a lower student-teacher ratio, 9.2 compared with 11.1 at the elementary school. However, families should note that middle school mathematics and science remain below state averages, with proficiency rates of 34% and 28%, respectively. Mathematics declines from 42% in fifth grade to 29% in eighth grade, making it an important area for continued support.

Seabrook Elementary School is the clearest area of concern. Only 23% of students are proficient in reading, compared with 42% districtwide and 55% statewide, and third- and fourth-grade reading results are similarly low. Mathematics proficiency is 36%, also below the 44% state rate. The school’s reading performance fell 17 percentage points year over year, while its ranking dropped from the 24th to the 7th percentile. Overall, parents may want to pay particular attention to elementary literacy support, districtwide mathematics improvement, and how successful middle school reading practices might be extended to younger grades.