Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04579

Summary:

The 04579 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Woolwich Central School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 306 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.

Woolwich Central School has generally strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) consistently higher than the district and state averages, reaching 66.82% in 2024-2025. However, the school's Math and Science proficiency rates have fluctuated more, with Math proficiency ranging from 47.47% to 48.45% and Science proficiency from 26.79% to 30.26% over the past few years. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024 is an area of concern that the school and district should address.

Despite the fluctuations in certain subject areas, Woolwich Central School maintains a relatively small, supportive learning environment with a low student-teacher ratio of 9.5 to 1. The school also serves a moderately economically diverse student population, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 28.76% in 2023-2024. Overall, Woolwich Central School appears to be a strong-performing elementary school, though the school and district should continue to monitor and address areas for improvement, such as chronic absenteeism and Science proficiency.

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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
Woolwich Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	137 Nequasset Road	Woolwich	04579	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-9739	333	31	10.8	30.0%	312 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	48.1	174^th of 289 public elementary schools	39.8%		52.3	154^th of 288 public elementary schools	46.5%	20	66.8	47.5	30.3	$25,977

Cities Near Zip Code 04579

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woolwich	1.65 mi	1	161^st
Bath	3.67 mi	5	160^th
West Bath	4.49 mi	2	44^th
Bowdoinham	6.18 mi	1	40^th
Wiscasset	6.95 mi	8	177^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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