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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04538

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School

307

Students

Top rankedBoothbay Region Elementary School131^st of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Summary:

The 04538 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Boothbay Region Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 336 students. The school is part of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Central School District, which is ranked 48 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boothbay Region Elementary School's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 132 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 149 out of 288 in 2023-2024. However, the school has shown strengths in certain subject areas, outperforming the state and district averages in English Language Arts (68.91% proficient or better vs. 63.84% state average) and Mathematics (52.36% proficient or better vs. 49.38% state average) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's Science proficiency (40.63%) was lower than the state average of 36.18%.

While Boothbay Region Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, it faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 33.04%, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing attendance issues and providing additional resources and support to ensure equitable educational opportunities could be areas of focus for the school and district.

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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	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
Boothbay Region Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	238 Townsend Avenue	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 633-5097	307	35	8.8	44.3%	279 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	60.3	131^st of 289 public elementary schools	54.7%		53.5	149^th of 288 public elementary schools	48.3%	18	68.9	52.4	40.6	$26,539

Cities Near Zip Code 04538

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boothbay Harbor	0.9 mi	2	80^th
Southport	3.18 mi	1	92^nd
South Bristol	3.5 mi	1	64^th
Pemaquid	6.99 mi	1	3^rd
Georgetown	7.34 mi	1	151^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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