Summary:
ZIP code 03885 includes two public schools serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade: Stratham Memorial School serves PK–5, while Cooperative Middle School serves grades 6–8; no high school is listed in the ZIP code. Together, they enroll about 1,443 students, and both schools have four-star ratings and strong statewide standings.
Stratham Memorial School has the stronger overall academic profile. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in math and 74% in reading, compared with 44% and 55% statewide. Its fourth-grade math result was especially strong at 85%, while reading proficiency reached 78% in fourth grade and 77% in fifth grade. The school ranked 31st out of 230 schools, placing it in the 87th percentile. Reading improved five percentage points from the previous year, although math declined four points and science declined eight points. The school’s district, Stratham School District, ranked 26th statewide.
Cooperative Middle School is larger, with 945 students, and also performs above state averages in all three tested subjects: 56% proficiency in math, 65% in reading, and 41% in science. Reading is its strongest area, particularly in sixth and seventh grades, where proficiency was 70% and 71%; eighth-grade reading fell to 54%. Math also declined across grades from 60% in sixth grade to 50% in eighth grade. The school improved in math and reading year over year but declined seven points in science, and its ranking slipped from the 82nd to the 78th percentile over three years. Its district, Exeter Region Cooperative School District, ranked 39th statewide. Both schools have favorable student-teacher ratios, while science is the clearest shared area for improvement.
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