Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04476

Summary:

The 04476 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Penobscot Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 67 students. Penobscot Elementary is part of the highly-ranked Penobscot Public Schools district, which is ranked 7th out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penobscot Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school placed 14th out of 289 Maine elementary schools, and it has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for its excellent performance across various metrics. The school's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages, with 88.1% proficiency in ELA, 71.43% in Math, and 58.33% in Science.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.2 to 1, Penobscot Elementary School faces a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to the state average. Additionally, the school serves a population with a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 8.96% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school may serve a relatively affluent community. Overall, Penobscot Elementary School stands out as a high-performing, small, rural school that is providing an excellent education to its students in the 04476 zip code.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
Penobscot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 North Penobscot Road	Penobscot	04476	Hancock County	Penobscot Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-9421	65	9	7.0	44.6%	60 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	93.9	14^th of 289 public elementary schools	95.2%		91.5	21^st of 288 public elementary schools	92.7%	7	88.1	71.4	58.3	$26,552

Cities Near Zip Code 04476

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Penobscot	0.06 mi	1	8^th
Brooksville	5.91 mi	1	159^th
Blue Hill	6.83 mi	1	20^th
Castine	7.03 mi	1	1^st
Sedgwick	7.82 mi	1	201^st

See the top ME Maine cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.