Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04002

Summary:

The 04002 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School, both part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57. Based on the available data, Lyman Elementary School emerges as the standout performer, consistently ranking higher among Maine elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyman Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 73.74% and 65.66% of students proficient or better, respectively. However, both schools lag behind the district and state in Science proficiency. Lyman also has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.1 compared to Alfred's 11.8. While Lyman has a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 13.0% compared to Alfred's 12.2%, both schools have similar free and reduced lunch rates, around 26%.

Despite Lyman's strong performance, both schools are part of a district that is ranked 93 out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the district-level performance may be influencing the individual school's performance, as both Lyman and Alfred are performing below the state averages in some areas. Nonetheless, Lyman Elementary School has maintained a consistent 4-star rating over the past three school years, indicating a stable and high-performing school in the 04002 zip code area.

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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
Lyman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Schoolhouse Road	Lyman	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-7228	243	22	11.1	31.7%	222 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	72.8	79^th of 290 public elementary schools	72.8%		83.6	24^th of 210 public elementary schools	88.6%	55	73.7	65.7	15.2	$17,600
Alfred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Sanford Road	Alfred	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-3831	189	17	11.1	39.2%	171 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	63	118^th of 290 public elementary schools	59.3%		67.3	63^rd of 210 public elementary schools	70.0%	55	67.7	66.7	15.9	$17,152

Cities Near Zip Code 04002

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alfred	1.66 mi	1	104^th
Waterboro	3.21 mi	1	232^nd
Lyman	3.64 mi	1	68^th
Springvale	4.3 mi	1	182^nd
Sanford	4.76 mi	5	188^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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