Summary:
ZIP code 03885 has one elementary school, Stratham Memorial School, serving students from Pre-K through grade 5 in the Stratham community. The school enrolls 498 students and is part of the Stratham School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison; the most useful benchmarks are statewide results and the school’s performance over time.
Stratham Memorial is a strong overall performer, particularly in mathematics and reading. In 2025–2026, 71% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide, while 74% were proficient in reading, compared with 55% statewide. Results were above state averages in every reported grade for both subjects. Fourth grade was especially strong, with 85% proficiency in mathematics and 78% in reading. Fifth-grade reading reached 77%, and third-grade reading reached 67%. The school also has a favorable 10.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio, which may support individualized attention, although this figure does not necessarily equal average class size.
Science is the main area parents may want to monitor. Only 37% of students were proficient in science, nearly identical to the 38% statewide rate and considerably below the school’s mathematics and reading results. Science proficiency also declined from 45% the previous year, while reading improved by five points and mathematics declined by four. Even with these changes, the school remained highly ranked: it placed 31st out of 230 schools in 2025–2026, in the 87th percentile, and has retained a four-star rating for three consecutive years. Overall, the data suggest a stable, high-performing school with especially strong literacy and math outcomes and a clear opportunity to strengthen science achievement.
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