The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Moultonborough Central School
Moultonborough Central School sits on Route 25 in the village center of Moultonborough, a large rural town in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. It serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Moultonborough School District, sharing a civic cluster near the village with Moultonborough Academy, the town library, and town offices. The setting is car-dependent and spread out; the town covers a large land area at low density, bounded by Lake Winnipesaukee to the southwest and Squam Lake to the northwest. Publicly reported sources describe a community with a strong seasonal and tourism character tied to the lakes, anchored by Castle in the Clouds, a historic estate in the Ossipee Mountains. The town has grown steadily over several decades, and planning documents including a Master Plan and zoning ordinance are in place. No public transit system was identified. Nearest hospitals sit roughly twenty miles away in Wolfeboro and Laconia.
The school is small for its grade band, with one class per grade plus a pre-kindergarten program. The student body is nearly entirely white, and the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is modest, well below what many public elementary schools see. IEP and English learner data were not reported, so those population figures are not available here. The district brief returned no recent referendums, property-tax shifts, or curriculum changes, so there is nothing to relay on that front.
State assessment results from the current year are available for grades three through five in math and English language arts, and for grade five in science. The clearest pattern is that English language arts and science results run stronger than math. In ELA, fourth and fifth grade proficiency is solidly above half, with fifth grade the strongest of the three years. Third grade ELA is the weakest, with fewer than two-fifths of tested students reaching proficiency. Math follows a similar arc but at a lower level: third grade is the soft spot, fourth grade improves to about half, and fifth grade holds roughly there. Fifth grade science stands out as the school's strongest result, with a clear majority of tested students proficient. Participation rates are high across all grades and subjects. No multi-year trend data were available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability. A parent weighing the third grade math and ELA numbers may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to understand how the early grades are supported.
Because Moultonborough Central does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate or advanced coursework data to report. No civil rights, discipline, staffing, attendance, or program-specific data were provided, and the school does not carry a Title I status in the available data, so those dimensions cannot be characterized here.
The housing market in the school's zip code is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks. Typical home values run well above the New Hampshire state level and roughly double the national figure, with the price-to-income ratio indicating that buying a home here requires a substantial income relative to much of the country. Rental data were not available for this area. The elevated housing costs reflect the lakes-region setting and seasonal property demand, and they shape who can realistically move into the attendance zone.
For a family considering this school, the picture that emerges is of a small, homogenous elementary school in a rural lakeside community with strong civic anchors and a compact school-civic cluster near the village. Academic results are mixed but tilt positive in the upper elementary grades, especially in reading and science, with third grade being the area that warrants the most attention. The cost of living is high, the town is growing, and daily life runs on a car. What is absent from the data, including special population figures, staffing ratios, program offerings, and any recent district-level changes, means a family would want to ask the school directly about those pieces before deciding.
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