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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 03894

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Summary:

ZIP code 03894 has one elementary school, Carpenter School in Wolfeboro, serving students from kindergarten through Grade 3 in the Governor Wentworth Regional School District.

With 183 students and a reported student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, Carpenter School offers a relatively small-school setting. About 22.4% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Since it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there are no nearby schools in the same ZIP code for a direct comparison. The school’s academic results are notably stronger than the overall district in mathematics. In 2025–2026, 70% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 43% in the district and 44% statewide. Grade 3 mathematics performance was also 70%, exceeding the district by 11 percentage points and the state by 16 points.

Mathematics is the school’s clearest strength and improved substantially, rising from 55% proficient in 2024–2025 to 70% in 2025–2026. Reading performance was more moderate but improved from 48% to 52% during the same period. The latest all-grade reading result was slightly below district and state levels, although Grade 3 reading proficiency was 52%, which was 2 points above the district and 1 point above the state. Overall, families can view Carpenter School as a small elementary school with especially strong mathematics results, competitive Grade 3 outcomes, and reading performance that remains an important area for continued improvement. The district itself ranks 101st of 166 New Hampshire districts, so Carpenter’s mathematics results stand out positively within the broader district context.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)		NH SAS Reading (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Carpenter School	Public	K-3	102 S. Main St.	Wolfeboro	03894	Carroll County	Governor Wentworth Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 569-3457	183	20	9.1	22.4%	168 (91.8%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	70.0	70.0	52.0	52.0	$18,909

Cities Near Zip Code 03894

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wolfeboro	0.54 mi	4	75^th
Center Tuftonboro	5.58 mi	1	76^th
Ossipee	8.5 mi	1
Alton	9.29 mi	2	117^th
Sanbornville	9.45 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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