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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04530

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Schools

526

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Bath School49^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fisher-Mitchell School up 64 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 04530 zip code area in Maine is home to three elementary schools: Dike-Newell School, Fisher-Mitchell School, and West Bath School. These schools serve students in grades K-5 and are part of the Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu and West Bath Public Schools districts.

Based on the data, West Bath School stands out as the highest-performing school in the group, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 14th out of 288 Maine elementary schools. The school boasts the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (84.62%) and Mathematics (71.79%), as well as the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (23.4%) and the lowest percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (21.65%). Additionally, West Bath School has the smallest student-teacher ratio at 6.9, indicating smaller class sizes.

In contrast, the other two schools, Dike-Newell School and Fisher-Mitchell School, have more mixed performance results. Dike-Newell School has a free/reduced lunch rate of 43.33%, while Fisher-Mitchell School has the highest rate at 53.68%. Both schools have lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to West Bath School and the state averages. Science proficiency rates are also lower across all three schools, suggesting a potential area for improvement in science instruction and curriculum.

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
West Bath School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 New Meadows Road	West Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	West Bath Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-9145	101	13	8.0	29.7%	98 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82	49^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.0%		94.1	14^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.1%	35	73.8	66.7		$32,653
Fisher-Mitchell School	Public	3-5	597 High Street	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8265	200	19	10.3	52.5%	164 (82.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8 (4.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	64.3	112^th of 289 public elementary schools	61.2%		47.2	176^th of 288 public elementary schools	38.9%	64	70.3	60.0	20.8	$21,601
Dike-Newell School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 High St.	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8285	225	20	11.4	52.9%	188 (83.6%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)								(n/a)				$22,108

Cities Near Zip Code 04530

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bath	0.24 mi	5	160^th
West Bath	1.89 mi	2	44^th
Woolwich	2.85 mi	1	161^st
Brunswick	6.45 mi	5	66^th
Topsham	6.88 mi	4	65^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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