Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04076

Summary:

The 04076 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Shapleigh Memorial School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 147 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Administrative District 57.

Shapleigh Memorial School has a predominantly white student population, with 93.88% of students identifying as white. The school's academic performance is mixed, with 62.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, slightly below the district and state averages, but 53.03% proficient or better in mathematics, which is above the district and state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.2% is higher than the state's average, and 28.57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Over the past few years, Shapleigh Memorial School has seen a decline in its ranking and star rating, dropping from 35 out of 258 Maine elementary schools and a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to 158 out of 290 and a 2-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year. This decline warrants further investigation to understand the factors contributing to it, such as changes in student demographics, instructional practices, or resource allocation. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and supporting the school's population with lower socioeconomic status could be important areas of focus for the school and district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Shapleigh Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	467 Shapleigh Corner Road	Shapleigh	04076	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 636-1751	147	13	11.6	28.6%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	51.7	158^th of 290 public elementary schools	45.5%					(n/a)	62.1	53.0	$15,987

Cities Near Zip Code 04076

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shapleigh	1.07 mi	1	150^th
Acton	2.32 mi	1	107^th
Springvale	5.37 mi	1	182^nd
Sanford	5.63 mi	5	188^th
Waterboro	6.63 mi	1	232^nd

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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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