Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04355

Summary:

The 04355 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Regional School Unit 38 district. While the Maranacook Community High School and Maranacook Community Middle School have performed well, with 3-star ratings and strong academic outcomes, the Readfield Elementary School lags behind, ranking in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools.

Maranacook Community High School stands out with a 89.5% 4-year graduation rate, though it also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.5%. Maranacook Community Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 40 of Maine middle schools, with impressive proficiency rates in ELA and Science. In contrast, Readfield Elementary struggles academically, particularly in Science, where only 27.03% of students are proficient or better.

Across the schools, the student population is predominantly white, ranging from 94.37% to 97.69%. Free and reduced-price lunch rates vary, with Maranacook Community Middle School having the highest at 20.79%. All three schools maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios, between 10.3 and 10.8 students per teacher. Overall, the data suggests the schools in the 04355 zip code area have room for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and academic performance at the elementary level.

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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
Maranacook Community High School	Public	9-12	2250 Millard Harrison Drive	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 685-4923	355	33	10.6	11.3%	339 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	45.3	47^th of 123 public high schools	61.8%		51.2	58^th of 98 public high schools	40.8%	11	62.1	46.3	36.6	$18,453
Readfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	84 South Road	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 685-4406	213	21	10.3	16.0%	201 (94.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	46.2	180^th of 290 public elementary schools	37.9%		33.6	143^rd of 210 public elementary schools	31.9%	37	53.9	62.8	27.0	$17,138
Maranacook Community Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Millard Harrison Drive	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 685-3128	303	28	10.8	20.8%	296 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.1	39^th of 96 public middle schools	59.4%		66.6	27^th of 93 public middle schools	71.0%	12	68.8	38.9	50.0	$18,507

Cities Near Zip Code 04355

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Readfield	0.99 mi	3	122^nd
Mount Vernon	4.19 mi	1	53^rd
Fayette	4.93 mi	1	130^th
Belgrade	6.17 mi	1	48^th
Manchester	6.74 mi	1	102^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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