Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04427

Summary:

The 04427 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Administrative District 64. While the schools face some challenges, there are also bright spots worth highlighting.

Central Community Elementary School and Central High School have struggled, with the high school ranking 96 out of 119 Maine high schools and the elementary school having high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. However, Central Middle School stands out, outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, though it still lags in Mathematics.

Across the schools, there are some consistent challenges, such as underperformance in Mathematics and Science compared to state averages. The high rates of chronic absenteeism also suggest that the schools may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. Despite these difficulties, there are bright spots, like Central High School's relatively high graduation rate and Central Middle School's English Language Arts success, which could be leveraged to drive improvement in other areas.

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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
Central High School	Public	9-12	402 Main Street	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3326	303	21	14.2	46.5%	284 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	22.9	96^th of 119 public high schools	19.3%		42.6	60^th of 121 public high schools	50.4%	36	55.6	36.1	27.5	$18,565
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Main Street	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3177	230	16	14.2	51.7%	206 (89.6%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	33.6	61^st of 91 public middle schools	33.0%		27.6	73^rd of 92 public middle schools	20.7%	12	61.9	31.3	44.8	$17,807
Central Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118-B Main Street	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 285-0325	488	40	12.1	61.7%	451 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	24.6	241^st of 289 public elementary schools	16.6%		36.3	219^th of 288 public elementary schools	24.0%	22	51.7	46.6	15.6	$18,827

Cities Near Zip Code 04427

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Corinth	0.95 mi	3	222^nd
Charleston	8.44 mi	1
Levant	8.5 mi	1	130^th
Glenburn	9.33 mi	1	93^rd
Carmel	9.94 mi	2	98^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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