Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04617

Summary:

The 04617 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Brooksville Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 40 students. The school is part of the Brooksville Public Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooksville Elementary School has performed relatively well on state assessments, with 75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 35% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance has declined slightly in recent years, with proficiency rates dropping in both English Language Arts and Mathematics from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. The school also faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is relatively high compared to state and national averages.

Despite the challenges, Brooksville Elementary School has a very low student-teacher ratio of 4.6, suggesting a high level of individual attention and support for students. The school also serves a significant portion of low-income families, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 20%. Overall, Brooksville Elementary School appears to be a relatively high-performing school in English Language Arts, but faces challenges in mathematics proficiency and high chronic absenteeism rates, which the district and school leadership should consider addressing.

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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
Brooksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1527 Coastal Road	Brooksville	04617	Hancock County	Brooksville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-8500	42	9	4.9	54.8%	37 (88.1%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	169^th of 289 public elementary schools	41.5%		53.7	146^th of 288 public elementary schools	49.3%	23	75.0	35.0	$42,497

Cities Near Zip Code 04617

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooksville	1.77 mi	1	159^th
Sedgwick	3.48 mi	1	201^st
Castine	3.55 mi	1	1^st
Penobscot	6.85 mi	1	8^th
Blue Hill	7.58 mi	1	20^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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