Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04547

Summary:

The 04547 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Friendship Village School, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Administrative District 40. Despite its small size of just 84 students, Friendship Village School has seen a dramatic improvement in its statewide ranking, rising from 112th out of 258 Maine elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 29th out of 290 in the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friendship Village School's exceptional academic performance is a key highlight, with 78.57% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.12% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the regional and state averages. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1 is likely a contributing factor to its strong results. However, the school's student population is predominantly White, raising questions about equity and access, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3% is an area for potential improvement.

Overall, Friendship Village School stands out as a high-performing institution in the 04547 zip code, providing a quality education to its students and achieving exceptional academic outcomes. While the school may face some challenges, such as addressing equity concerns and reducing chronic absenteeism, its dramatic improvement in statewide rankings and exceptional test scores suggest that it is a standout school in the region.

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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
Friendship Village School	Public	K-6	23 School Street	Friendship	04547	Knox County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5057	69	10	7.1	40.6%	63 (91.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	88	29^th of 290 public elementary schools	90.0%					(n/a)	78.6	65.1	$21,136

Cities Near Zip Code 04547

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Owls Head	1.38 mi	1	84^th
Rockland	2.6 mi	3	192^nd
Thomaston	4.85 mi	3	112^th
Cushing	8.21 mi	1	142^nd
Tenants Harbor	8.41 mi	2	120^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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