Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03887

Summary:

The 03887 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Middleton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the Middleton School District, which is ranked 129 out of 158 districts in New Hampshire and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middleton Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NH SAS, is inconsistent across different subject areas and grade levels. While the school performs better than the state average in 3rd-grade math and science, it struggles significantly in reading proficiency across all grades, with a 2024-2025 reading proficiency rate of 32% compared to the state average of 55%. The school's math proficiency rates are also below the state averages, with the exception of 3rd-grade math.

The school faces socioeconomic challenges, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 34.87% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 160th out of 237 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 190th out of 234 in 2023-2024. This trend, combined with the school's 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggests that Middleton Elementary School is performing significantly below average compared to other elementary schools in New Hampshire and may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.

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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 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Middleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 Kings Highway	Middleton	03887	Strafford County	Middleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 473-5000	155	14	11.0	33.5%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.2	162^nd of 224 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.3	190^th of 234 public elementary schools	18.8%	28	57.0	21.0	39.0	33.0	39.0	20.0	17.0	57.0	40.0	32.0	43.0	43.0	$18,149

Cities Near Zip Code 03887

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middleton	1.09 mi	1	135^th
Farmington	4.59 mi	3	103^rd
New Durham	4.77 mi	1	84^th
Milton	5.56 mi	3	143^rd
Sanbornville	6.59 mi	1	160^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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