Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04257

Summary:

The 04257 zip code area is home to two schools - Mountain Valley Middle School and Meroby Elementary School. Both schools are part of the Regional School Unit 10 district, which is ranked 160th out of 177 districts in Maine and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Neither Mountain Valley Middle School nor Meroby Elementary School appear to be standout performers. Both schools are ranked relatively low within the state, with Mountain Valley Middle School ranking 95th out of 96 middle schools and Meroby Elementary School ranking 233rd out of 290 elementary schools in Maine for the 2022-2023 school year. Academically, both schools struggle, with Mountain Valley Middle School having only 48.5% of students proficient or better in ELA, 25.66% in Math, and 16.3% in Science, all well below the state averages. Meroby Elementary School fares slightly better in Math at 51.72% proficient or better, but lags behind in ELA at 34.48%.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 36% at Mountain Valley Middle School and 32.2% at Meroby Elementary School, coupled with the high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (76.27% and 74.7% respectively), suggest that these schools are serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. While the relatively low student-teacher ratios indicate that class sizes are not necessarily a barrier, the overall academic performance of these schools is concerning and suggests that addressing the educational and socioeconomic needs of the community will be crucial to improving student outcomes.

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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
Mountain Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Highland Terrace	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-7926	354	32	11.2	76.3%	318 (89.8%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	7.1	95^th of 96 public middle schools	1.0%		8.5	87^th of 93 public middle schools	6.5%	8	48.5	25.7	16.3	$19,316
Meroby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Cross Street	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-3714	249	25	9.9	74.7%	228 (91.6%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	28.1	233^rd of 290 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	34.5	51.7		$20,285

Cities Near Zip Code 04257

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mexico	0.38 mi	3	254^th
Rumford	0.7 mi	2	231^st
Dixfield	4.25 mi	4	259^th
Peru	4.74 mi	2	251^st
Andover	11.77 mi	2	109^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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