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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04401

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1,635

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Top rankedBangor High School38^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The 04401 zip code area in Maine is home to two high-performing high schools: Bangor High School and Hermon High School. Both schools have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and rank among the top 25 high schools in the state, with Hermon High School ranking 18th and Bangor High School ranking 21st.

Bangor High School stands out with its strong academic performance, boasting above-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8%, which is higher than the state average. In contrast, Hermon High School excels in Mathematics proficiency but lags behind in English Language Arts and Science.

While both schools face similar challenges with chronic absenteeism, Bangor High School benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.2, compared to Hermon High School's 14.6. Additionally, Bangor High School serves a higher percentage of students from low-income families, with 37.43% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 23.81% at Hermon High School. Overall, the data suggests that both Bangor Public Schools and Hermon Public Schools are providing quality education to their students, with Bangor High School emerging as a particularly strong performer in the region.

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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/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
Bangor High School	Public	9-12	885 Broadway	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 992-5500	1,068	80	13.3	44.5%	847 (79.3%)	55 (5.1%)	65 (6.1%)	44 (4.1%)	38 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	12 (1.1%)	49.8	38^th of 119 public high schools	68.1%		62.7	21^st of 121 public high schools	82.6%	17	61.3	48.6	41.8	$20,091
Hermon High School	Public	9-12	2415 Route 2	Hermon	04401	Penobscot County	Hermon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 848-4027	567	39	14.5	30.7%	530 (93.5%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	40	57^th of 119 public high schools	52.1%		49.2	46^th of 121 public high schools	62.0%	11	52.4	53.2	35.8	$15,999

Cities Near Zip Code 04401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bangor	0.36 mi	11	102^nd
Brewer	1.82 mi	2	143^rd
Veazie	3.75 mi	1	24^th
Hermon	5.66 mi	3	91^st
Hampden	5.88 mi	4	52^nd

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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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