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Best ZIP codes for schools in New Hampshire
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 191 New Hampshire ZIPs qualify.
New Hampshire ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 03750Etna
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 80.5
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 46°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
2ZIP 03755Hanover
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 80.5
- ZIP population
- ~11k
- Avg. temperature
- 45°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
3ZIP 03110Bedford
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 78.6
- ZIP population
- ~24k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 03870Portsmouth
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 77.0
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
5ZIP 03087Salem
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 74.4
- ZIP population
- ~16k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
6ZIP 03049Hollis
New Hampshire
- School quality index
- 72.7
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 27 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 03823 | Dover | Strafford County | 72.4 |
| #8 | 03824 | Durham | Strafford County | 72.4 |
| #9 | 03825 | Barrington | Strafford County | 72.4 |
| #10 | 03861 | Durham | Strafford County | 72.4 |
| #11 | 03801 | Portsmouth | Rockingham County | 72.0 |
| #12 | 03580 | Franconia | Grafton County | 69.5 |
| #13 | 03840 | Greenland | Rockingham County | 69.0 |
| #14 | 03033 | Brookline | Hillsborough County | 68.7 |
| #15 | 03844 | Hampton Falls | Rockingham County | 65.9 |
| #16 | 03862 | North Hampton | Rockingham County | 63.6 |
| #17 | 03245 | Holderness | Grafton County | 62.0 |
| #18 | 03768 | Lyme | Grafton County | 62.0 |
| #19 | 03781 | Plainfield | Sullivan County | 62.0 |
| #20 | 03031 | Amherst | Hillsborough County | 61.8 |
| #21 | 03290 | Nottingham | Rockingham County | 61.5 |
| #22 | 03782 | Newport | Sullivan County | 61.5 |
| #23 | 03833 | Exeter | Rockingham County | 60.1 |
| #24 | 03079 | Salem | Rockingham County | 60.0 |
| #25 | 03045 | Goffstown | Hillsborough County | 59.6 |
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- New Hampshire median ZIP
- 127.8
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- New Hampshire median ZIP
- 27.1 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 20.8 min to 35.1 min
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- New Hampshire median ZIP
- 93.3
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 86.9 to 98.1
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Ranked by households with broadband
- New Hampshire median ZIP
- 92.8%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 85.6% to 97.5%
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- New Hampshire median ZIP
- 46.5°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 42.8°F to 48.5°F