Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03904

Summary:

The 03904 zip code area in Maine is home to two schools - Shapleigh School, a middle school, and Robert W Traip Academy, a high school. Based on the data analysis, Shapleigh School emerges as the standout performer, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Maine and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shapleigh School boasts impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts (67.48%) and Mathematics (51.35%), exceeding the district and state averages. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.2, which may contribute to its academic success. In contrast, Robert W Traip Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 16th out of 114 high schools in 2018-2019 to 54th out of 123 in 2022-2023. The high school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (43.04%) and Science (31.25%) are lower than the district and state averages, and it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.8%.

The data analysis also reveals that Kittery Public Schools, the district that encompasses both Shapleigh School and Robert W Traip Academy, serves a student population that is predominantly White, with smaller percentages of Hispanic and Asian students. The data also suggests that Shapleigh School serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, with a higher percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, yet it still outperforms the high school academically.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Robert W Traip Academy	Public	9-12	12 Williams Avenue	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1121	279	31	9.1	20.1%	234 (83.9%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	43.3	54^th of 123 public high schools	56.1%		32.7	79^th of 98 public high schools	19.4%	25	66.7	43.0	31.3	$23,618
Shapleigh School	Public	4-8	43 Stevenson Road	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-2572	370	40	9.2	24.1%	302 (81.6%)	6 (1.6%)	29 (7.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.4%)	57.6	30^th of 96 public middle schools	68.8%		67.8	24^th of 93 public middle schools	74.2%	6	67.5	51.4	36.7	$21,053

Cities Near Zip Code 03904

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kittery	0.72 mi	2	93^rd
Kittery Point	2.32 mi	1	98^th
Eliot	2.9 mi	2	31^st
York	5.31 mi	4	19^th
South Berwick	7.64 mi	3	70^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 Maine Department of Education.

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