Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04611

Summary:

The 04611 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Beals Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 37 students. The school is part of the Beals Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beals Elementary School's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating in the following two years. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are higher than the statewide average, but its mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with over 67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may present unique challenges.

Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 5:1, Beals Elementary School faces several areas of concern, including weak mathematics performance and inconsistent overall performance. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address these issues and improve the school's overall outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Mill Pond Rd	Beals	04611	Washington County	Beals Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5449	48	7	7.1	68.8%	45 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	37.2	211^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.0%		35.6	222^nd of 288 public elementary schools	22.9%	11	70.0	23.3	$33,766

Cities Near Zip Code 04611

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beals	2.25 mi	1	205^th
Jonesport	4.87 mi	2	219^th
Addison	10.68 mi	1	254^th
Jonesboro	11.43 mi	1	256^th
Harrington	13.55 mi	2	233^rd

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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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