Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04921

Summary:

The 04921 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Morse Memorial School, which serves grades PK-5 with 103 students. Despite its small class sizes, Morse Memorial School faces significant challenges, performing well below district and state averages on key metrics.

Academically, Morse Memorial School struggles, with only 40% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 21.74% proficient or better in Math. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Maine elementary schools, earning a 0-star rating. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with 31.5% of students chronically absent, far exceeding the state average. Economically, the school serves a high-need population, with 60.19% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While the small student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 suggests potential for more personalized attention, the data indicates that Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03 and school leadership will need to implement significant interventions and support to address the academic, attendance, and socioeconomic challenges facing Morse Memorial School and improve student outcomes.

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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
Morse Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 School Street	Brooks	04921	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 722-3636	95	10	9.2	67.4%	85 (89.5%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	2.4	286^th of 290 public elementary schools	1.4%					(n/a)	40.0	21.7	$15,094

Cities Near Zip Code 04921

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooks	2.79 mi	1	269^th
Waldo	4.54 mi	1
Swanville	4.82 mi	2	255^th
Morrill	5.81 mi	2
Belfast	7.38 mi	8

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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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