Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04930

Summary:

The 04930 zip code area is home to two schools - Ridge View Community School, an elementary school, and Dexter Regional High School. While Dexter Regional High School is a relatively high-performing school, outpacing the district and state averages in academic achievement, Ridge View Community School faces more significant challenges, particularly in terms of test scores and socioeconomic factors.

Dexter Regional High School is ranked 40th out of 119 Maine high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and outperforms the district and state averages in test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, Ridge View Community School is ranked 257th out of 289 Maine elementary schools for 2024-2025, despite showing improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years. The school has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 66.37%, indicating a relatively high-need student population, and struggles with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which can significantly impact student learning and academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, as well as ensuring equitable access to resources and support for economically disadvantaged students at Ridge View Community School, could be important areas of focus for the Maine School Admin District 46.

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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
Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	277	21	13.2	71.8%	261 (94.2%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49	40^th of 119 public high schools	66.4%		36.4	73^rd of 121 public high schools	39.7%	33	61.8	50.0	39.3	$19,512
Ridge View Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	175 Fern Road	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 924-6000	528	54	9.7	76.5%	502 (95.1%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.2	257^th of 289 public elementary schools	11.1%		25.6	248^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.9%	9	53.5	35.2	21.0	$19,929

Cities Near Zip Code 04930

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dexter	0.55 mi	3	163^rd
Newport	9.92 mi	3	240^th
Charleston	10.54 mi	1
Guilford	11.06 mi	2	247^th
Dover Foxcroft	11.98 mi	2	167^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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