Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04345

Summary:

The 04345 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Administrative District 11. While the schools generally perform above the state average, a few stand out as top performers in the region.

Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School is an elementary school that has consistently ranked among the top 86-145 elementary schools in Maine, earning 3-4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school has shown strong academic performance, with 70-75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 59-69% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to the other schools in the area. On the other hand, Gardiner Area High School has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 75th out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023 to 31st out of 119 in 2024-2025, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school has a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While the schools in the 04345 zip code area generally perform above the state average on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), the chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is higher than the state average at 23.4%. The schools also serve a diverse population, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 31.91% at Helen Thompson School to 44.22% at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School, indicating varying levels of economic need among the student bodies.

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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
Laura E Richards School	Public	PK, KG-2	279 Brunswick Avenue	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-3612	219	16	13.7	40.6%	202 (92.2%)	6 (2.7%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)				$17,466
Helen Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Spears Corner Road	West Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 724-3930	245	19	12.6	33.1%	230 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	53.9	155^th of 289 public elementary schools	46.4%		46.9	178^th of 288 public elementary schools	38.2%	23	65.2	57.1	25.6	$19,308
Gardiner Area High School	Public	9-12	40 West Hill Road	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 582-3150	565	48	11.8	46.0%	524 (92.7%)	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	54.8	31^st of 119 public high schools	73.9%		53.2	37^th of 121 public high schools	69.4%	6	65.6	48.7	41.2	$20,301
Gardiner Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	161 Cobbossee Avenue	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 582-1326	425	38	11.2	36.2%	390 (91.8%)	10 (2.4%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	56	30^th of 91 public middle schools	67.0%		55.1	32^nd of 92 public middle schools	65.2%	2	68.2	45.1	52.9	$19,804
Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School	Public	K-5	1023 Pittston School Street	Pittston	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-6268	200	17	11.5	44.5%	187 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	71.6	86^th of 289 public elementary schools	70.2%		71.4	87^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.8%	1	75.0	59.8	33.3	$19,100

Cities Near Zip Code 04345

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gardiner	0.55 mi	3	77^th
Pittston	1.35 mi	1	78^th
Farmingdale	2.66 mi	1	59^th
South Gardiner	4.01 mi	1	195^th
Hallowell	4.36 mi	1	86^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04345

Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School

Gardiner Regional Middle School

Gardiner Area High School

Helen Thompson School

Laura E Richards School

Cities Near Zip Code 04345