Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04426

Summary:

The 04426 zip code area is home to two schools - Se Do Mo Cha Elementary School and Se Do Mo Cha Middle School, both part of the Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68. While the middle school has seen improvements in its statewide ranking, the elementary school has experienced a significant decline, dropping from 88th to 191st out of 289 Maine elementary schools. Both schools face challenges with lower test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Se Do Mo Cha Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the district and state averages, and it has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is much higher than the state average. In contrast, Se Do Mo Cha Middle School has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving up from 69th to 53rd out of 91 Maine middle schools. However, the middle school also struggles with lower test scores in Mathematics and Science compared to the district and state.

Both schools have a significant proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with free/reduced lunch rates exceeding 40%. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the academic and attendance challenges observed in the data. While the schools are currently underperforming, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement, particularly by identifying and replicating the successful strategies at the middle school level.

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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
Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Public	5-8	63 Harrison Avenue	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	313	23	13.8	55.9%	287 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	37.4	53^rd of 91 public middle schools	41.8%		29.8	69^th of 92 public middle schools	25.0%	16	62.6	37.8	37.8	$17,682
Se Do Mo Cha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	63 Harrison Avenue	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	355	33	10.8	54.1%	326 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	42.1	191^st of 289 public elementary schools	33.9%		71.1	88^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.4%	103	51.2	59.2		$18,097

Cities Near Zip Code 04426

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dover Foxcroft	0.68 mi	2	167^th
Guilford	7.43 mi	2	247^th
Charleston	9.2 mi	1
Dexter	11.49 mi	3	163^rd
Milo	12.19 mi	2	260^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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