Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04443

Summary:

The 04443 zip code in Maine is home to two schools: Piscataquis Community Elementary and Piscataquis Community Secondary School, both of which serve students in the Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04. While the secondary school maintains a 3-star rating, both schools have seen a significant decline in their statewide rankings over the past few years, suggesting potential challenges in academic performance.

Piscataquis Community Elementary has seen a particularly steep drop in its ranking, falling from 56th out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 195th out of 290 in 2022-2023. The school also has lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, Piscataquis Community Secondary School has higher proficiency in English Language Arts compared to the district and state, but lower proficiency in Mathematics.

Both schools serve a predominantly white student population, with over 97% of students identifying as white. The elementary school has a slightly more diverse student body, with small percentages of Hispanic and Native American students. Additionally, the elementary school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more economically diverse population. However, chronic absenteeism rates are higher at the secondary school, which may be a contributing factor to the schools' declining academic performance and rankings.

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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
Piscataquis Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4301	267	23	11.7	53.9%	260 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	40.5	195^th of 290 public elementary schools	32.8%		62.7	75^th of 210 public elementary schools	64.3%	120	57.4	51.5	26.3	$15,521
Piscataquis Community Secondary School	Public	7-12	9 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4625	235	22	10.8	44.7%	230 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	33.4	80^th of 123 public high schools	35.0%		59.6	43^rd of 98 public high schools	56.1%	37	59.8	37.0	36.1	$18,419

Cities Near Zip Code 04443

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Guilford	3.13 mi	2	186^th
Dover Foxcroft	9.01 mi	2	169^th
Dexter	14.12 mi	3	175^th
Charleston	17.66 mi	1
Harmony	17.75 mi	1	244^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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