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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04257

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The 04257 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Meroby Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 241 students. Meroby Elementary is part of the Regional School Unit 10 district, which is ranked 154 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meroby Elementary School has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past 3 years, dropping from 233 out of 290 schools to 282 out of 289. The school's academic performance, as measured by Maine Educational Assessments (MEA) proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is significantly below both the regional and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 36.26% of Meroby students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 52.76% in the district and 63.84% statewide. In Math, only 29.67% of Meroby students were proficient or better compared to 30.26% in the district and 49.38% statewide.

Meroby Elementary has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 69.29% in 2023-2024, and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. Despite these challenges, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1, which could provide an opportunity for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the data suggests that Meroby Elementary School faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges that may require targeted interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Mountain Valley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 Highland Terrace	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(207) 369-5560	0																		(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 04257

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mexico	0.63 mi	2	270^th
Rumford	1.19 mi	1	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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