Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04456

Summary:

The 04456 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Suzanne M Smith Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 219 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Administrative District 23.

Suzanne M Smith Elementary School appears to be performing on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with 63.81% of students proficient or better. However, the school's science proficiency rate of 19.35% is significantly lower than the district (29.93%) and state (36.18%) averages, which is a concern. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average and may negatively impact student learning and achievement.

Additionally, 50.23% of students at Suzanne M Smith Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the state average, suggesting the school serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population. On a positive note, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which can lead to more individualized attention and support for 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
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	169 South Levant Road	Levant	04456	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 884-7444	222	20	11.3	46.4%	208 (93.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	57.9	139^th of 289 public elementary schools	51.9%		71.1	89^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.1%	50	63.8	63.8	19.4	$19,338

Cities Near Zip Code 04456

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Levant	2.87 mi	1	130^th
Hermon	4.42 mi	3	91^st
Carmel	4.51 mi	2	98^th
Glenburn	5.56 mi	1	93^rd
Bangor	6.48 mi	11	102^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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