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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 04953

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Top rankedNokomis Regional Middle School87^th of 91 Maine middle schools

Summary:

The 04953 zip code in Maine is home to a single middle school, Nokomis Regional Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science falling significantly below the state and district averages.

Nokomis Regional Middle School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (46.68%) and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low at 11.5 to 1, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's ranking has ranged from 87th out of 91 middle schools in 2024-2025 to 75th out of 92 in 2023-2024, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's underperformance.

Overall, the data suggests that Regional School Unit 19, the district that oversees Nokomis Regional Middle School, should prioritize improving academic achievement, addressing chronic absenteeism, and providing additional resources and support to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

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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
Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	524	46	11.4	57.3%	491 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	14	87^th of 91 public middle schools	4.4%		26.5	75^th of 92 public middle schools	18.5%	12	50.3	31.4	25.9	$15,953

Cities Near Zip Code 04953

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	3.45 mi	3	240^th
Pittsfield	6.68 mi	3	172^nd
Hartland	9.6 mi	1	154^th
Etna	10.25 mi	1	136^th
Carmel	10.61 mi	2	98^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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