Best Public Schools in Zip Code 03908

Summary:

The 03908 zip code area in Maine is home to 3 schools, including 2 elementary schools (Central School and Marshwood Great Works School) and 1 high school (Marshwood High School). Overall, the schools in this area demonstrate strong academic performance, with Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35 ranking 21 out of 176 districts in the state and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marshwood High School stands out as the top performer, ranked among the top 10 high schools in Maine with a #5 ranking and a 5-star rating. The school boasts impressive academic proficiency rates, with 85.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 66.06% in Mathematics, and 56% in Science. Additionally, Marshwood High School maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1 and a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate, despite a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%.

While the two elementary schools, Central School and Marshwood Great Works School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, they do not quite reach the same level of excellence as the high school. Both elementary schools have proficiency rates above the state average, but they also have slightly higher chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4%. Additionally, the elementary schools have a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting potential socioeconomic differences within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	402	30	13.4	19.7%	366 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	81.2	51^st of 289 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	72.4	67.8		$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	287	24	12.0	16.7%	268 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	76.3	71.0	36.3	$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	659	51	12.9	15.3%	604 (91.7%)	10 (1.5%)	18 (2.7%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	90.1	5^th of 119 public high schools	95.8%		86.5	6^th of 121 public high schools	95.0%	1	85.5	66.1	56.0	$23,427

Cities Near Zip Code 03908

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Berwick	0.97 mi	3	29^th
Berwick	3.61 mi	3	133^rd
North Berwick	5.22 mi	2	36^th
Eliot	5.43 mi	2	21^st
Kittery	8.29 mi	2	165^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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