Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04347

Summary:

The 04347 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Hall-Dale Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 309 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 02 district, which is ranked 56 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hall-Dale Elementary School has consistently outperformed the Regional School Unit 02 district and the state of Maine in terms of the percentage of students proficient or better in MEA/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 71.03% in ELA, 57.93% in Math, and 40.38% in Science, compared to the district's 68.01%, 49.44%, and 45.25%, respectively, and the state's 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is an area that could benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions.

With 30.42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Hall-Dale Elementary School serves a diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 in the same year indicates that students may benefit from more personalized attention and support, which can contribute to their academic and social-emotional growth.

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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
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	311	31	10.1	37.9%	272 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	68.5	95^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.1%		59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%	31	71.0	57.9	40.4	$21,322

Cities Near Zip Code 04347

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hallowell	0.96 mi	1	86^th
Farmingdale	1.15 mi	1	59^th
Augusta	2.11 mi	9	176^th
Gardiner	3.75 mi	3	77^th
Pittston	4.51 mi	1	78^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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