Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04354

Summary:

The 04354 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Palermo Consolidated School, which serves grades K-8 with an enrollment of 111 students. The school 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.

Palermo Consolidated School has demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science exceeding the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 73.97%, compared to 70.68% for the district and 63.84% for the state. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate of 48.65% was slightly below the district average of 56.87% and on par with the state average of 49.38%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 111 out of 288 schools in 2023-2024 to 156 out of 290 schools in 2022-2023.

While Palermo Consolidated School's academic performance is generally strong, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 40.54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 8:1, may provide opportunities for personalized attention but could also present resource allocation challenges. Overall, Palermo Consolidated School appears to be a solid performer within its district, with room for improvement in areas such as attendance and support for economically disadvantaged students.

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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
Palermo Consolidated School	Public	K-8	501 Route 3	Palermo	04354	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 993-2352	111	14	8.0	48.6%	109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	60.7	128^th of 289 public elementary schools	55.7%		65.3	111^th of 288 public elementary schools	61.5%	17	74.0	48.7	37.5	$26,963

Cities Near Zip Code 04354

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palermo	1.87 mi	1	125^th
Somerville	5.49 mi	1
Liberty	5.86 mi	1	129^th
China	6.2 mi	2	147^th
Washington	8.45 mi	1	6^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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