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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 03878

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At a glance

Schools

626

Students

Top rankedMaple Wood Elementary School203^rd of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Maple Wood Elementary School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 03878 zip code in New Hampshire is home to two elementary schools, Idlehurst Elementary School and Maple Wood Elementary School, both part of the Somersworth School District. While the schools share similar demographics, with around 40% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the data reveals that neither school stands out as a high-performing institution.

Maple Wood Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in key academic areas such as mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Maple Wood's mathematics proficiency rate was just 24%, compared to 22% for the Somersworth School District and 42% for the state of New Hampshire. This persistent underperformance suggests that the school may face significant challenges in providing quality education to its students.

The Somersworth School District, which oversees both Idlehurst Elementary and Maple Wood Elementary, is ranked 143 out of 158 districts in New Hampshire and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This low ranking indicates that the district as a whole is struggling to deliver effective educational outcomes. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios at both schools, 13.4 and 12.7 students per teacher, respectively, are relatively high, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by these institutions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)			NH SAS Reading (2025)				NH SAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Idlehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	46 Stackpole Road	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-2435	341	26	13.1	34.9%	242 (71.0%)	9 (2.6%)	27 (7.9%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)								(n/a)										$19,929
Maple Wood Elementary School	Public	3-5	184 Maple Street	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 692-3331	285	23	12.3	43.5%	204 (71.6%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.0%)	23 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	13.7	203^rd of 224 public elementary schools	9.4%		12.7	211^th of 234 public elementary schools	9.8%	8	38.0	20.0	24.0	34.0	37.0	36.0	36.0	16.0	16.0	$15,502

Cities Near Zip Code 03878

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somersworth	0.11 mi	4	153^rd
Rollinsford	2.93 mi	1	124^th
Dover	3.02 mi	6	91^st
Rochester	4.85 mi	9	140^th
Barrington	6.53 mi	3	86^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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