Summary:
The 04079 zip code area in Maine is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the elementary school, Harpswell Community School, stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, the middle and high schools operated by Harpswell Coastal Academy have struggled with academic performance and attendance issues.
Harpswell Community School has consistently ranked in the top half of Maine elementary schools, with a 4-star rating and strong academic performance, exceeding state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school faces a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.3%. In contrast, the Harpswell Coastal Academy Division 1 (Middle School) and Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3 (High School) have struggled, with the high school in particular seeing alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates of 57.5% and a low four-year graduation rate of 54.8%.
The racial makeup of the schools in the 04079 zip code is predominantly white, ranging from 91.4% to 96.72% white students. This lack of diversity may be a concern, and the high free/reduced lunch rates suggest a significant population of economically disadvantaged students in the area, which could be a factor in the attendance and academic performance challenges faced by some of the schools. Overall, the data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address these issues, particularly at the middle and high school levels, in order to improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.
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