Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04276

Summary:

The 04276 zip code in Maine is home to two schools: Mountain Valley High School and Rumford Elementary, both part of the Regional School Unit 10 district. While the schools share some similarities, they also face distinct challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and serving economically disadvantaged populations.

Mountain Valley High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 69th in 2023-2024 to 97th in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MEA/Mathematics (19.78%) are relatively low compared to regional and state averages, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. In contrast, Rumford Elementary has also experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 282nd in 2023-2024 to 250th in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. The elementary school has relatively low proficiency rates in MEA/English Language Arts (45.16%) and MEA/Mathematics (45.65%) compared to regional and state averages, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%.

Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with Mountain Valley High School having 66.82% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and Rumford Elementary having an even higher rate of 81.33%. These factors may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the schools, and addressing the needs of these students could be a key priority for the district.

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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
Rumford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Lincoln Avenue	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-8155	213	21	10.2	79.8%	180 (84.5%)	5 (2.3%)	17 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	21	250^th of 289 public elementary schools	13.5%		3.2	282^nd of 288 public elementary schools	2.1%	32	45.2	45.7		$22,353
Mountain Valley High School	Public	9-12	799 Hancock Street	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	No	(207) 364-4547	369	32	11.4	73.2%	328 (88.9%)	9 (2.4%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	21.8	97^th of 119 public high schools	18.5%		37.8	69^th of 121 public high schools	43.0%	28	59.3	19.8	27.9	$20,209

Cities Near Zip Code 04276

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rumford	0.44 mi	2	241^st
Mexico	1.31 mi	4	270^th
Dixfield	4.99 mi	4	264^th
Peru	5.17 mi	2	250^th
Bryant Pond	11.2 mi	1	126^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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