Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04626

Summary:

The 04626 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Bay Ridge Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 55 students. While there are no clear "standout" schools in this area, the available data on Bay Ridge Elementary provides some notable insights.

Bay Ridge Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 89.09% of students identifying as white. The school's academic performance is slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, with 65.52% of students proficient or better, but slightly below in mathematics, with 48.28% proficient or better. The school also has a relatively high rate of chronic absenteeism at 12.5% and a significant percentage of students (49.09%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1 suggests smaller class sizes, which can be beneficial for student learning and engagement.

Over the years, Cutler Public Schools district, which includes Bay Ridge Elementary, has seen a decline in the school's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating, from a 3-star rating in 2008-2009 and 2014-2015 to a 2-star rating in the current 2022-2023 school year. This decline warrants further investigation to understand the factors contributing to the school's performance and to identify opportunities for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Bay Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2066 Cutler Rd	Cutler	04626	Washington County	Cutler Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 259-3347	55	5	10.5	49.1%	49 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	51.5	162^nd of 290 public elementary schools	44.1%					(n/a)	65.5	48.3	$21,639

Cities Near Zip Code 04626

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cutler	2.48 mi	1	155^th
Whiting	7.17 mi	1	157^th
Machiasport	8.88 mi	1	270^th
East Machias	9.2 mi	1	124^th
Machias	12.48 mi	3	221^st

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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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