Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04756

Summary:

The 04756 zip code area is home to two schools - Madawaska Middle/High School and Madawaska Elementary School, both part of the Madawaska Public Schools district. While the middle/high school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, the elementary school has consistently performed in the bottom half of Maine schools, suggesting academic challenges for students in this area.

Madawaska Middle/High School's statewide ranking has dropped significantly, from 26th out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023 to 83rd out of 119 in 2024-2025, a concerning trend that warrants further investigation. Meanwhile, Madawaska Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a ranking of 173 out of 289 in 2024-2025, indicating the elementary school may be underperforming compared to its peers. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, at 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be contributing to the overall academic struggles.

Academically, both schools underperform the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). This is particularly concerning for the elementary school, where proficiency rates were well below the state average. Additionally, Madawaska Elementary School has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 59.17%, indicating a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may present additional challenges. Despite the academic challenges, both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, suggesting that class size is not a major factor in their 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
Madawaska Middle/High School	Public	6-12	135 Seventh AVE	Madawaska	04756	Aroostook County	Madawaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 728-3371	205	19	11.0	38.5%	179 (87.3%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	29.3	83^rd of 119 public high schools	30.3%		39.9	64^th of 121 public high schools	47.1%	19	56.5	31.2	45.6	$19,827
Madawaska Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Eleventh AVE	Madawaska	04756	Aroostook County	Madawaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 728-3635	162	17	9.8	62.3%	142 (87.7%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	48.1	173^rd of 289 public elementary schools	40.1%		52.3	153^rd of 288 public elementary schools	46.9%	20	62.5	55.6	23.1	$34,862

Cities Near Zip Code 04756

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madawaska	0.36 mi	2	184^th
Frenchville	6.13 mi	1
Saint Agatha	6.9 mi	2	109^th
Fort Kent	13.38 mi	3	120^th
Van Buren	22.22 mi	3	188^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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