Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04930

Summary:

The 04930 zip code area is home to two schools - Ridge View Community School, an elementary school, and Dexter Regional High School. While both schools serve the same general area, they exhibit significant differences in academic performance, with Dexter Regional High School outperforming Ridge View Community School across key metrics.

Dexter Regional High School stands out as the stronger-performing school, ranking 41st out of 123 Maine high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Ridge View Community School ranks 262nd out of 290 Maine elementary schools and has a 0-star rating. Dexter Regional High School also boasts higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (68.18% vs. 51.83%), Math (40.91% vs. 36.75%), and Science (38.98% vs. 29.77%) compared to Ridge View Community School. Additionally, Dexter Regional High School has an impressive 82.8% four-year graduation rate, while Ridge View Community School has a concerning 6.3% chronic absenteeism rate.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Ridge View Community School having a higher percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch at 61.3%, compared to Dexter Regional High School at 49.25%. The lower student-teacher ratio of 9.9 at Ridge View Community School does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes, suggesting that other factors, such as district-level policies and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance differences between the two schools. Further analysis is needed to understand the underlying causes and identify ways to improve educational outcomes for all students in the Maine School Admin District 46.

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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
Ridge View Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	175 Fern Road	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 924-6000	571	58	9.9	61.3%	547 (95.8%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19	262^nd of 290 public elementary schools	9.7%		22.1	161^st of 210 public elementary schools	23.3%	101	51.8	36.8	29.8	$16,817
Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	266	22	12.0	49.2%	255 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	50	41^st of 123 public high schools	66.7%		30.9	81^st of 98 public high schools	17.3%	40	68.2	40.9	39.0	$17,212

Cities Near Zip Code 04930

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dexter	0.55 mi	3	175^th
Newport	9.92 mi	3	207^th
Charleston	10.54 mi	1
Guilford	11.06 mi	2	186^th
Dover Foxcroft	11.98 mi	2	169^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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