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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04002

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Schools

420

Students

Top rankedAlfred Elementary School81^st of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Summary:

The 04002 zip code area 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. While the schools share the same district, they exhibit notable differences in their performance and key metrics.

Alfred Elementary School emerges as the standout, consistently ranking higher in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings and outperforming Lyman Elementary School in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, Alfred Elementary had 71.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 72.84% in Math, compared to 57.58% and 55.56% respectively at Lyman Elementary. Additionally, Alfred Elementary had a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to Lyman's 23.4% in 2023-2024.

While both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, the data suggests that Alfred Elementary School is the stronger performer of the two, with higher rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, both schools could benefit from a focus on improving science proficiency, which appears to be an area of struggle for both institutions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	95%	2.5%	$19,465
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	100%	0%	$20,408

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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