Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04562

Summary:

The 04562 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Phippsburg Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 105 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu district, which is ranked 86 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phippsburg Elementary School is a consistently high-performing school, ranking 30th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 33rd out of 288 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, both with a 4-star rating. The school's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 73.33% in ELA, 86.67% in Math, and 56.25% in Science, compared to the district's 63.02%, 45.91%, and 36.96%, respectively, and the state's 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%.

While the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, it serves a diverse student population, with 44.76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 9.7, suggesting a strong commitment to personalized attention and support for its students. Overall, Phippsburg Elementary School stands out as an academically excellent and consistently high-performing institution in the 04562 zip code.

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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
Phippsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1047 Main Road	Phippsburg	04562	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 389-1514	98	11	9.2	40.8%	95 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	89.4	30^th of 289 public elementary schools	89.6%		88	33^rd of 288 public elementary schools	88.5%	3	73.3	86.7	56.3	$26,990

Cities Near Zip Code 04562

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phippsburg	2.68 mi	1	26^th
Georgetown	3.47 mi	1	151^st
Harpswell	6.91 mi	1	28^th
Southport	7.65 mi	1	92^nd
Bath	9.31 mi	5	160^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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