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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04001

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School

256

Students

Top rankedActon Elementary School204^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Summary:

The 04001 zip code area has only one elementary school, Acton Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 122nd out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 204th out of 289 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 1 star.

Acton Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state averages, with the largest gap in Science proficiency (36.18% statewide vs. 45.28% at the school). Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 24.9% indicates a moderate level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

Despite these challenges, Acton Elementary School has a student-teacher ratio of 12.8, which is slightly lower than the state average, suggesting a relatively favorable classroom environment. However, the school's overall performance and the factors contributing to its declining rankings and ratings should be closely examined by the Acton Public Schools district to identify areas for improvement and ensure that students are receiving a high-quality education.

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Acton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Milton Mills Road	Acton	04001	York County	Acton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 636-2100	256	24	10.6	30.1%	242 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	38.9	204^th of 289 public elementary schools	29.4%		53.7	147^th of 288 public elementary schools	49.0%	57	55.1	48.0	45.3	$22,894

Cities Near Zip Code 04001

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shapleigh	4.02 mi	1	225^th
Acton	4.2 mi	1	196^th
West Newfield	7.3 mi	1	255^th
Waterboro	9.86 mi	1	242^nd
Springvale	9.98 mi	1	223^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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