Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04691

Summary:

The 04691 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Whiting Village School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 22 students. The school is part of the Whiting Public Schools district, which is ranked 169 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whiting Village School's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 165 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 270 out of 289 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 2 stars to 0 stars over the same period. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 23.4%, which may be contributing to its declining performance. Academically, Whiting Village School's students perform better in English Language Arts than in Mathematics, with 50% proficient or better in ELA compared to 41.67% in Math.

Whiting Village School serves a population with a relatively high poverty rate, with 40.91% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's small size, with only 22 students, may impact the resources and opportunities available to its students. While the data suggests Whiting Village School is facing some challenges, further investigation would be needed to fully understand the root causes and develop strategies to address them.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (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	Total
Whiting Village School	Public	PK, KG-8	145 U S Route 1	Whiting	04691	Washington County	Whiting Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 733-4617	27	4	7.2	51.9%	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	12.8	270^th of 289 public elementary schools	6.6%		32.2	231^st of 288 public elementary schools	19.8%	39	50.0	$29,465

Cities Near Zip Code 04691

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whiting	0.18 mi	1	263^rd
Edmunds Twp	7.76 mi	1	105^th
Cutler	9.12 mi	1	246^th
Lubec	10.24 mi	1	194^th
Pembroke	10.77 mi	1	144^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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