Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04252

Summary:

The 04252 zip code area is home to two schools - Lisbon High School and Philip W Sugg Middle School, both part of the Lisbon Public Schools district. While Lisbon High School has seen fluctuations in its state rankings, Philip W Sugg Middle School stands out as the stronger performer, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Maine middle schools and earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Philip W Sugg Middle School's academic performance is impressive, with 73.84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 58.43% proficient or better in Science - well above the district and state averages. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 28.5% compared to the 54.2% rate at Lisbon High School. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio of 13.8 at the middle school is better than the 14.6 ratio at the high school.

In contrast, Lisbon High School has seen a decline in its state rankings, dropping from 4 stars to 1 star over the past few years. Its academic performance, particularly in math, lags behind the district and state averages. The high school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate of 83.3% compared to the middle school's strong performance. These differences between the two schools within the same district suggest potential issues with the transition from middle to high school or differences in curriculum and instruction that the district may want to investigate further.

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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
Lisbon High School	Public	9-12	2 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3030	360	25	14.6	30.3%	337 (93.6%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27.5	89^th of 123 public high schools	27.6%		74.1	20^th of 98 public high schools	79.6%	69	62.4	28.1	29.6	$17,981
Philip W Sugg Middle School	Public	6-8	4 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3055	290	21	13.8	38.6%	268 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	63	26^th of 96 public middle schools	72.9%		64.5	32^nd of 93 public middle schools	65.6%	6	73.8	43.6	58.4	$15,582

Cities Near Zip Code 04252

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lisbon Falls	0.54 mi	2	134^th
Lisbon	1.68 mi	1	216^th
Durham	4.07 mi	1	42^nd
Topsham	6.28 mi	4	67^th
Bowdoin	6.36 mi	1	65^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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