Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03908

Summary:

The 03908 zip code in Maine is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Central School and Marshwood Great Works School) and 1 high school (Marshwood High School). These schools are part of the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35.

Among the schools in the 03908 zip code, Marshwood High School stands out as the top performer. The high school is ranked 6th out of 121 Maine high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and has consistently been in the top 10% of Maine high schools over the past 3 years. With an impressive 87.8% 4-year graduation rate, well-above-average test scores, and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, Marshwood High School is providing a high-quality education to its students.

While the elementary schools in the 03908 zip code, Marshwood Great Works School and Central School, are also performing well, they do not stand out as strongly as the high school. All 3 schools in the area share a common challenge of a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is an area that may require further investigation and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	387	29	13.5	12.7%	355 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%		77.1	73^rd of 290 public elementary schools	74.8%	46	77.2	72.2		$20,061
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	304	24	12.7	9.2%	290 (95.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	73.6	57.2	20.3	$22,271
Marshwood High School	Public	9-12	260 Dow Highway	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4500	669	51	13.1	9.6%	609 (91.0%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	86.5	6^th of 121 public high schools	95.0%		80.2	9^th of 123 public high schools	92.7%	3	80.3	57.5	60.1	$23,427

Cities Near Zip Code 03908

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Berwick	0.97 mi	3	70^th
Berwick	3.61 mi	3	181^st
North Berwick	5.22 mi	2	121^st
Eliot	5.43 mi	2	31^st
Kittery	8.29 mi	2	93^rd

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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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