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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04344

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School

496

Students

Top rankedHall-Dale Middle and High School28^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The 04344 zip code is home to a single high school, Hall-Dale Middle and High School, which serves grades 6-12 and is part of the Regional School Unit 02 district. This standout school has consistently performed well, ranking 28th out of 119 high schools in Maine for the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years.

Hall-Dale Middle and High School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for ELA, Math, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). In 2024-2025, the school had 67.5% proficiency in ELA, 43.37% in Math, and 55.38% in Science, compared to state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18% respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% for 2023-2024 is also higher than the state average.

While the school has a 32.14% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population, it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention. Overall, Hall-Dale Middle and High School appears to be a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its students, even in the face of moderate economic challenges within the 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Hall-Dale Middle and High School	Public	6-12	97 Maple ST	Farmingdale	04344	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 622-6211	496	42	11.7	37.9%	445 (89.7%)	13 (2.6%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	55.2	28^th of 119 public high schools	76.5%		56.6	28^th of 121 public high schools	76.9%		67.5	43.4	55.4	$38,993

Cities Near Zip Code 04344

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmingdale	1.25 mi	1	59^th
Gardiner	1.86 mi	3	77^th
Pittston	2.61 mi	1	78^th
Hallowell	2.82 mi	1	86^th
Augusta	3.48 mi	9	176^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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