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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04785

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At a glance

School

204

Students

Top rankedVan Buren Elementary School233^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Summary:

The 04785 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Van Buren Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 206 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24, which is ranked 120th out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Van Buren Elementary has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom quarter of Maine elementary schools for the past three years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60.17% in 2024-2025 and 67.8% in 2023-2024), Mathematics (32.2% in 2024-2025 and 27.97% in 2023-2024), and Science (36.84% in 2024-2025 and 35.14% in 2023-2024) are all significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average.

The challenges faced by Van Buren Elementary may be exacerbated by the high level of economic disadvantage among its student population, with 69.42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This could contribute to the school's academic struggles and may require additional resources and support to address the needs of these students. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 suggests it may also be facing staffing or resource constraints that could impact its ability to provide individualized attention and support to students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	169 Main Street	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 868-5274	204	15	13.4	70.6%	188 (92.2%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28.7	233^rd of 289 public elementary schools	19.4%		37.7	211^th of 288 public elementary schools	26.7%	22	60.2	32.2	36.8	94.4%	0%	$14,776

Cities Near Zip Code 04785

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Van Buren	0.16 mi	3	188^th
Connor Twp	13.86 mi	1	252^nd
Caswell	13.98 mi	1	272^nd
Saint Agatha	18.34 mi	2	109^th
Limestone	18.46 mi	3	265^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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