Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03908

Summary:

The 03908 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Central School and Marshwood Great Works School) and 1 high school (Marshwood High School). Overall, the schools in this area are performing well, with Marshwood High School standing out as a particularly strong performer.

Marshwood High School ranks 9th out of 123 Maine high schools and earns a 5-star rating, with impressive academic performance that exceeds state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also boasts a high 92.6% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 10.56% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a more affluent student population. In contrast, the two elementary schools, while also performing well, do not stand out as strongly as the high school based on the provided metrics.

Across the schools, there is a lack of racial diversity, with a predominantly white student population ranging from 92.2% to 92.69%. Additionally, there are notable differences in chronic absenteeism rates, with Marshwood Great Works School having the lowest rate at 14.9% and Central School having the highest at 26.4%. These variations in attendance and socioeconomic factors, as reflected in the free/reduced lunch rates, are areas that warrant further investigation to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35.

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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
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	387	29	13.5	12.7%	355 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	77.1	73^rd of 290 public elementary schools	74.8%		71.5	53^rd of 210 public elementary schools	74.8%	20	71.2	61.6		$16,628
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	304	24	12.7	9.2%	290 (95.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	68.0	48.1	22.0	$17,459
Marshwood High School	Public	9-12	260 Dow Highway	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4500	669	51	13.1	9.6%	609 (91.0%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	80.2	9^th of 123 public high schools	92.7%		57.2	47^th of 98 public high schools	52.0%	38	82.6	55.7	47.8	$17,760

Cities Near Zip Code 03908

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Berwick	0.97 mi	3	70^th
Berwick	3.61 mi	3	181^st
North Berwick	5.22 mi	2	121^st
Eliot	5.43 mi	2	31^st
Kittery	8.29 mi	2	93^rd

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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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