Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04002

Summary:

The 04002 zip code area in Maine is home to two elementary schools, Alfred Elementary School and Lyman Elementary School, both part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57. Based on the available data, Alfred Elementary School appears to be the standout performer in the area, consistently ranking higher in statewide assessments and maintaining a stronger academic profile compared to Lyman Elementary.

Alfred Elementary School has consistently ranked higher than Lyman Elementary in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, placing 81st out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Lyman's 194th ranking. Additionally, Alfred Elementary has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts (71.6% vs. 57.58%) and Mathematics (72.84% vs. 55.56%) for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years, while Lyman Elementary has seen a decline from 4 stars to 3 stars to 2 stars over the same period.

Both schools, however, face challenges in terms of high chronic absenteeism rates, at 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Alfred Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (39.15%) compared to Lyman Elementary (31.69%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. These factors may have implications for resource allocation and educational outcomes that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

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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
Lyman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Schoolhouse Road	Lyman	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-7228	241	20	12.0	42.7%	219 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	41.6	194^th of 289 public elementary schools	32.9%		54.7	139^th of 288 public elementary schools	51.7%	55	57.6	55.6	20.7	$21,068
Alfred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Sanford Road	Alfred	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-3831	179	16	11.1	35.2%	159 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	72.2	81^st of 289 public elementary schools	72.0%		74.9	77^th of 288 public elementary schools	73.3%	4	71.6	72.8	20.0	$21,235

Cities Near Zip Code 04002

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alfred	1.66 mi	1	73^rd
Waterboro	3.21 mi	1	242^nd
Lyman	3.64 mi	1	191^st
Springvale	4.3 mi	1	223^rd
Sanford	4.76 mi	5	210^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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