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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04963

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695

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Top rankedMessalonskee High School55^th of 119 Maine high schools

Summary:

The 04963 zip code is home to a single high school, Messalonskee High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 in the Regional School Unit 18 district.

Messalonskee High School has 716 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.8%, which is respectable, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is relatively high. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 63.03% in English Language Arts, 46.67% in Mathematics, and 31.03% in Science, which are slightly below the state averages in ELA and Math and significantly lower in Science. The school's free and reduced lunch rate for 2023-2024 was 25.56%, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

Messalonskee High School is ranked 55th out of 119 Maine high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, suggesting it is performing at a middle-of-the-pack level compared to other high schools in the state. While the school has some positive metrics, such as its graduation rate, the data also highlights areas for improvement, particularly in student engagement, attendance, and academic proficiency in core subjects.

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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	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
Messalonskee High School	Public	9-12	131 Messalonskee High Drive	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 465-7381	695	49	14.1	36.1%	638 (91.8%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	40.9	55^th of 119 public high schools	53.8%		47.5	49^th of 121 public high schools	59.5%	6	63.0	46.7	31.0	$16,170

Cities Near Zip Code 04963

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakland	0.26 mi	4	128^th
Waterville	3.21 mi	5	224^th
Winslow	5.14 mi	3	108^th
Fairfield	6.51 mi	2	228^th
Sidney	7.27 mi	1	45^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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