Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04609

Summary:

The 04609 zip code in Maine is home to two exceptional schools, Mt Desert Island High School and Conners-Emerson School, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state. Both schools demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with Mt Desert Island High School ranked 10th out of 123 Maine high schools and Conners-Emerson School ranked 3rd out of 290 Maine elementary schools.

Mt Desert Island High School boasts a strong academic record, with 77.89% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 53.13% in Mathematics, and 54.95% in Science. The school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.2% and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 33.2%. Conners-Emerson School is equally impressive, with 85.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 78.6% in Mathematics, and 68.75% in Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also relatively low at 30.3%.

Both schools serve relatively affluent communities, with low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The student-teacher ratios are also favorable, with Mt Desert Island High School at 9.2 and Conners-Emerson School at 7.6. These factors likely contribute to the exceptional educational experiences provided by these schools, which are part of the Mt Desert Central School District and the Bar Harbor Public Schools districts, respectively.

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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
Conners-Emerson School	Public	K-8	11 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Bar Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-3631	346	46	7.5	15.0%	282 (81.5%)	16 (4.6%)	11 (3.2%)	15 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	97.6	3^rd of 290 public elementary schools	99.0%		93	5^th of 210 public elementary schools	97.6%	2	85.4	78.6	68.8	$27,188
Mt Desert Island High School	Public	9-12	1081 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Mt Desert Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-5011	474	54	8.7	14.8%	416 (87.8%)	16 (3.4%)	14 (3.0%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	79.7	10^th of 123 public high schools	91.9%		85.3	7^th of 98 public high schools	92.9%	3	77.9	53.1	55.0	$25,557

Cities Near Zip Code 04609

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bar Harbor	0.23 mi	2	11^th
Northeast Harbor	7.44 mi	1	6^th
Prospect Harbor	9.05 mi	1	233^rd
Lamoine	9.06 mi	2	46^th
Southwest Harbor	9.08 mi	1	34^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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