Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04353

Summary:

The 04353 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Whitefield Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 183 students. Whitefield Elementary is part of the Regional School Unit 12 district, which is ranked 49 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitefield Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Maine. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school placed 48th out of 289 schools, and in the previous year, it ranked 109th out of 288 schools. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance. Academically, Whitefield Elementary School has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Regional School Unit 12 district and the state of Maine as a whole.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.2 is lower than the state average, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. While the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 49.18%, it has been able to effectively support the educational needs of its diverse student population. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, but not significantly so, and may be an area for the school and district to investigate further.

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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
Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Army Road	Whitefield	04353	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7691	184	16	11.5	57.1%	175 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	82.8	48^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.4%		65.4	109^th of 288 public elementary schools	62.2%	61	82.6	59.5	52.8	$24,913

Cities Near Zip Code 04353

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitefield	1.51 mi	1	43^rd
Chelsea	6.32 mi	1	99^th
Windsor	6.99 mi	1	61^st
Pittston	7.22 mi	1	78^th
South Gardiner	7.53 mi	1	195^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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