Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04684

Summary:

The 04684 zip code is home to a single standout school, Surry Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 138 students. As part of the Surry Public Schools district, which is ranked 31st out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 4-star rating, Surry Elementary consistently demonstrates strong academic performance, with a significant percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests.

Surry Elementary School has maintained a relatively high statewide ranking, placing 54th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 114th out of 290 in the 2022-2023 school year. This places the school in the top 20-40% of elementary schools in the state. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1 suggests it is able to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

While Surry Elementary School's academic performance is commendable, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year may be an area for the school and district to focus on improving. Additionally, the school's low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 18.12% in the 2023-2024 school year indicates it serves a population with relatively higher socioeconomic status, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

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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
Surry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	754 N. Bend Road	Surry	04684	Hancock County	Surry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-9358	134	15	9.2	32.1%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80.6	54^th of 289 public elementary schools	81.3%		51	157^th of 288 public elementary schools	45.5%	103	78.0	60.4	50.0	$19,277

Cities Near Zip Code 04684

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Surry	1.36 mi	1	49^th
Ellsworth	6.18 mi	6	124^th
Blue Hill	6.23 mi	1	20^th
Trenton	8.37 mi	1	54^th
Penobscot	9.04 mi	1	8^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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