Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04462

Summary:

The 04462 zip code is home to two schools: Granite Street School, an elementary school, and Stearns Junior-Senior High School. While Granite Street School outperforms the Millinocket Public Schools district and the state of Maine in academic proficiency, Stearns Junior-Senior High School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, from 27th out of 98 Maine high schools in 2021-2022 to 90th out of 123 in 2022-2023.

Granite Street School stands out for its relatively high academic performance, with 68.97% of students proficient or better in ELA and 60.23% in Math, compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, which could contribute to its academic success. Additionally, Granite Street School has a more diverse student population, with 93.33% White, 3.11% African American, and 0.89% Hispanic students.

In contrast, Stearns Junior-Senior High School has a relatively low Math proficiency rate of 34.74%, compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.4%, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance. Stearns Junior-Senior High School has a less diverse student population, with 95.41% White, 2.75% African American, and 0.46% Asian students.

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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
Granite Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Granite Street	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 723-6426	216	20	10.9	63.0%	202 (93.5%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	62.3	120^th of 290 public elementary schools	58.6%		37.7	131^st of 210 public elementary schools	37.6%	11	69.0	60.2	24.4	$17,210
Stearns Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	199 State St	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 723-6430	233	21	10.9	60.1%	216 (92.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27.2	90^th of 123 public high schools	26.8%		68.2	27^th of 98 public high schools	72.4%	63	60.8	34.7	26.5	$21,430

Cities Near Zip Code 04462

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Millinocket	0.16 mi	2	159^th
East Millinocket	6.5 mi	2	137^th
Medway	7.61 mi	1	268^th
Lincoln	21.55 mi	4	191^st
Stacyville	22.57 mi	4	198^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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