Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04496

Summary:

The 04496 zip code area is home to two schools - Leroy H Smith School, an elementary school, and Samuel L Wagner Middle School. Both schools are part of the Regional School Unit 22 district and have demonstrated solid academic performance, ranking in the top half of their respective grade levels statewide.

Leroy H Smith School is the stronger performer of the two, ranking 131 out of 290 Maine elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school exceeds the state averages in both ELA and Math proficiency on the MEA assessments. In contrast, Samuel L Wagner Middle School ranks 36 out of 96 Maine middle schools, also earning a 3-star rating. While the middle school's ELA performance exceeds the state average, its Math and Science proficiency trails the statewide figures.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with over 93% of students identifying as white. Leroy H Smith School has a higher percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch at 50.73%, compared to 47.42% at Samuel L Wagner Middle School. The elementary school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.8, which may contribute to its stronger academic outcomes. However, Leroy H Smith School also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 32.9%, an area that warrants further investigation and potential intervention.

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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
Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Public	5-8	19 Williams Way	Winterport	04496	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 223-4309	198	16	12.6	42.9%	187 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	51.9	36^th of 96 public middle schools	62.5%		47.4	55^th of 93 public middle schools	40.9%	19	67.3	47.2	35.0	$16,704
Leroy H Smith School	Public	PK, KG-4	319 South Main Street	Winterport	04496	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 223-4282	272	25	11.0	45.2%	258 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	59.3	131^st of 290 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.4	108^th of 210 public elementary schools	48.6%	23	66.3	53.1		$16,497

Cities Near Zip Code 04496

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winterport	3.15 mi	2	105^th
Newburgh	5.98 mi	1
Monroe	6.01 mi	1	5^th
Hampden	6.65 mi	4	23^rd
Orrington	6.88 mi	1	132^nd

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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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