Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04462

Summary:

The 04462 zip code area is home to two schools - Stearns Junior-Senior High School and Granite Street School. Both schools serve students in the Millinocket Public Schools district and have seen fluctuations in their statewide rankings over the past few years, with Stearns Junior-Senior High School ranking in the top half of Maine high schools and Granite Street School ranking in the top third of Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025.

Academically, the schools perform relatively well on state assessments compared to district and state averages. Stearns Junior-Senior High School had 68.6% of students proficient or better in ELA, 39.67% in Math, and 33.33% in Science in 2024-2025, while Granite Street School had 67.02% proficient or better in ELA, 61.7% in Math, and 41.38% in Science during the same year. Stearns Junior-Senior High School also had a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024.

However, both schools face challenges common to those serving communities with high socioeconomic needs, such as high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients (60.09% at Stearns and 62.96% at Granite Street) and concerning chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4% at both schools in 2023-2024. Continued focus on improving academic outcomes, particularly in Math and Science, could be beneficial for these schools as they work to support their students and communities.

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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
Granite Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Granite Street	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 723-6426	209	20	10.2	68.9%	196 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	67.3	99^th of 289 public elementary schools	65.7%		67.2	104^th of 288 public elementary schools	63.9%	5	67.0	61.7	41.4	$21,251
Stearns Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	199 State St	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 723-6430	229	20	11.6	65.9%	213 (93.0%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	44.1	46^th of 119 public high schools	61.3%		49.9	44^th of 121 public high schools	63.6%	2	68.6	39.7	33.3	$24,378

Cities Near Zip Code 04462

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Millinocket	0.16 mi	2	95^th
East Millinocket	6.5 mi	2	72^nd
Medway	7.61 mi	1	203^rd
Lincoln	21.55 mi	4	189^th
Stacyville	22.57 mi	4	231^st

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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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