Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04669

Summary:

The 04669 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Peninsula School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 83 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 24 district, which is ranked 142 out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peninsula School has had a fluctuating performance in its statewide ranking, ranking 237 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year with a 1-star rating, but ranking 72 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year with a 3-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.98%) and Mathematics (46.94%) are lower than the district (50.97% and 41.16%) and state (64.63% and 48.68%) averages, indicating academic underperformance. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.0%, which may be impacting its academic performance.

On a positive note, Peninsula School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.5, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students. However, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 39.76% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Understanding the factors contributing to the school's fluctuating performance and addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and academic underperformance could help improve student outcomes at Peninsula School.

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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
Peninsula School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Main Street	Prospect Harbor	04669	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 963-2003	83	11	7.5	39.8%	75 (90.4%)	2 (2.4%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	26.1	237^th of 290 public elementary schools	18.3%					(n/a)	49.0	46.9	$29,401

Cities Near Zip Code 04669

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prospect Harbor	1.22 mi	1	233^rd
Steuben	7.23 mi	1	151^st
Sullivan	8.9 mi	3	193^rd
Bar Harbor	9.19 mi	2	11^th
Milbridge	10.8 mi	1	160^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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