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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04937

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School

531

Students

Top rankedLawrence High School85^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The 04937 zip code is home to a single high school, Lawrence High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance and student demographics suggest it is facing significant challenges compared to state averages.

Lawrence High School has 553 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3, slightly lower than the state average. However, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% is below the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessments are below state averages in English Language Arts (51.97%), Mathematics (46.34%), and Science (30.3%). Additionally, 42.13% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage.

Lawrence High School is ranked 85th out of 119 Maine high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its ranking has fluctuated between 81st and 87th over the past three school years, with a 2-star rating. The school's district, Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49, is ranked 140th out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating. These low rankings and ratings suggest the school and district are facing significant challenges in supporting student success.

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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
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	9 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	531	40	13.2	45.4%	493 (92.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	28.8	85^th of 119 public high schools	28.6%		29.7	81^st of 121 public high schools	33.1%	4	52.0	46.3	30.3	$17,464

Cities Near Zip Code 04937

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairfield	1.54 mi	2	228^th
Waterville	2.47 mi	5	224^th
Benton	2.81 mi	2	171^st
Winslow	3.33 mi	3	108^th
Hinckley	4.13 mi	1	253^rd

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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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