Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04426

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.