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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04005

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School

894

Students

Top rankedBiddeford High School109^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The 04005 zip code is home to a single public high school, Biddeford High School, which serves grades 8-12 and has an enrollment of 901 students. While the school is located in the Biddeford Public Schools district, its performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom quarter of Maine high schools over the past few years.

Biddeford High School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science well below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate is 87.8%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is high at 23.4%. Additionally, over 58% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.

These factors suggest that Biddeford High School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes. Addressing the school's low rankings, proficiency gaps, high absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors could be crucial for enhancing the overall quality of education and better serving the needs of the local community.

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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
Biddeford High School	Public	8-12	20 Maplewood Avenue	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-1596	894	63	14.1	61.5%	640 (71.6%)	117 (13.1%)	67 (7.5%)	25 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	12.9	109^th of 119 public high schools	8.4%		13.6	109^th of 121 public high schools	9.9%		38.7	29.2	28.3	$17,234

Cities Near Zip Code 04005

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Biddeford	0.65 mi	5	220^th
Saco	1.76 mi	9	97^th
Old Orchard Beach	3.91 mi	3	101^st
Arundel	4.75 mi	1	19^th
Kennebunk	6.73 mi	4	14^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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