Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04257

Summary:

The 04257 zip code in Maine is home to two schools: Mountain Valley Middle School and Meroby Elementary School, both of which serve students in the Regional School Unit 10 district. Unfortunately, these schools have consistently struggled, with both ranking very low statewide in terms of academic performance.

Both Mountain Valley Middle School and Meroby Elementary School have alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, with 23.4% of students chronically absent at each school. This likely contributes to the schools' low test scores on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), which are significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 50.59% of Mountain Valley Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84%, and only 18.53% were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 49.38%.

The data also reveals that these schools serve communities facing significant socioeconomic challenges, with 72.75% of Mountain Valley Middle School students and 69.29% of Meroby Elementary School students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the data does not suggest a correlation between the schools' performance and their student demographics, it does highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve outcomes for these students.

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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
Mountain Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Highland Terrace	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-7926	376	32	11.9	77.4%	336 (89.4%)	8 (2.1%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	9.3	90^th of 91 public middle schools	1.1%		14	87^th of 92 public middle schools	5.4%	3	50.6	18.5	22.2	$20,235
Meroby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Cross Street	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-3714	256	21	12.1	79.3%	228 (89.1%)	6 (2.3%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	4.8	282^nd of 289 public elementary schools	2.4%		18.5	262^nd of 288 public elementary schools	9.0%	20	36.3	29.7		$22,161

Cities Near Zip Code 04257

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mexico	0.38 mi	4	270^th
Rumford	0.7 mi	2	241^st
Dixfield	4.25 mi	4	264^th
Peru	4.74 mi	2	250^th
Andover	11.77 mi	2	115^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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