Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04685

Summary:

The 04685 zip code is home to a single school, Swans Island Elementary School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 25 students. As a small, rural school, Swans Island Elementary stands out for its high academic performance, low student-teacher ratio, and unique student demographics compared to the state average.

Swans Island Elementary School has seen a significant improvement in its ranking over the past 15 years, going from 144 out of 209 Maine elementary schools to 67 out of 290, earning a 4-star rating. The school's math proficiency rate of 61.11% is notably higher than the state average of 48.68%, likely due in part to its very low student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1. However, the school also faces challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.1% that is significantly higher than the state average.

While Swans Island Elementary School's racial makeup is not representative of the overall diversity in Maine, with 84% white students and 16% students of two or more races, the school's strong academic performance and individualized attention make it a standout in the Maine School Administrative District 76, which is ranked 38 out of 177 districts in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				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 Mathematics All Grades	Total
Swans Island Elementary School	Public	K-8	116 Rose Hill Road	Swans Island	04685	Hancock County	Maine School Admin District 76	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 526-4300	23	5	5.1	26.1%	21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	78	67^th of 290 public elementary schools	76.9%					(n/a)	61.1	$41,466

Cities Near Zip Code 04685

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swans Island	3.11 mi	1	54^th
Frenchboro	4.78 mi	1
Bass Harbor	9.09 mi	1	229^th
Isle Au Haut	10.07 mi	1
Brooklin	10.39 mi	1	47^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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