Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04456

Summary:

The 04456 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Suzanne M Smith Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 220 students. This school stands out as a relatively strong performer within the state of Maine, with above-average proficiency rates on standardized tests and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Suzanne M Smith Elementary School boasts proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that exceed both the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is lower than the state average, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.4% is higher than the state's target, and its Science proficiency lags behind its performance in other core subjects.

While the school has a predominantly white student population, 36.36% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing this disparity and the high chronic absenteeism rate could be areas of focus for the school and the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23 to ensure all students have access to a quality education and the resources they need to succeed.

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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
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	169 South Levant Road	Levant	04456	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 884-7444	219	18	12.4	50.2%	200 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	66.2	106^th of 290 public elementary schools	63.4%		32	145^th of 210 public elementary schools	31.0%	39	65.4	70.4	25.0	$16,320

Cities Near Zip Code 04456

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Levant	2.87 mi	1	92^nd
Hermon	4.42 mi	3	69^th
Carmel	4.51 mi	2	168^th
Glenburn	5.56 mi	1	74^th
Bangor	6.48 mi	11	55^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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