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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04901

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912

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Top rankedWinslow High School53^rd of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The 04901 zip code area is home to two high schools: Waterville Senior High School and Winslow High School. While both schools serve students in grades 9-12, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Winslow High School consistently outperforms Waterville Senior High School in statewide rankings, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger compared to Waterville's 1-star rating. Winslow High School's students also demonstrate higher proficiency rates in MEA/English Language Arts, MEA/Mathematics, and MEA/Science, exceeding the district and state averages in most subject areas. However, both schools maintain the same four-year graduation rate of 87.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

The differences in academic performance may be partially attributed to the socioeconomic factors of the student populations. Waterville Senior High School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (46.41%) compared to Winslow High School (38.44%), indicating a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, both schools face similar challenges with chronic absenteeism, with an identical rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.

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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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Waterville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Brooklyn Ave	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2751	529	41	12.7	56.9%	443 (83.7%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	23.9	94^th of 119 public high schools	21.0%		49.7	45^th of 121 public high schools	62.8%	49	46.7	36.0	34.6	$20,323
Winslow High School	Public	9-12	20 Danielson St	Winslow	04901	Kennebec County	Winslow Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 872-1990	383	31	12.3	46.5%	353 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	41.7	53^rd of 119 public high schools	55.5%		52.9	38^th of 121 public high schools	68.6%	15	54.0	48.3	40.2	$20,222

Cities Near Zip Code 04901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterville	0.4 mi	5	224^th
Winslow	0.63 mi	3	108^th
Fairfield	2.72 mi	2	228^th
Benton	3.51 mi	2	171^st
Oakland	4.19 mi	4	128^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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