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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 04974

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At a glance

School

167

Students

Top rankedSearsport Elementary203^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Searsport Elementary up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 04974 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Searsport Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. While Searsport Elementary has performed on par with the state average in English Language Arts, its math and science proficiency rates have fallen short, suggesting opportunities for improvement in these subject areas. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is also a concern that should be addressed.

Searsport Elementary has been ranked between 200-206 out of 288-290 Maine elementary schools over the past 3 school years, earning 1-2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.95% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84%. However, in math, only 41.86% were proficient or better, lower than the state average of 49.38%. Science proficiency was particularly low, with only 17.14% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 33.98%.

The school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 10:1, which could be beneficial for personalized attention and support. However, the school serves a high percentage of students (74.36%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and implementing targeted strategies to improve math and science proficiency could be areas of focus for the school's administration and the broader Regional School Unit 20 district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with 2 doses of MMR	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Searsport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 548-2317	167	20	8.2	80.2%	165 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	39.4	203^rd of 289 public elementary schools	29.8%		38.7	206^th of 288 public elementary schools	28.5%	3	64.0	41.9	91.3%	0%	$30,172

Cities Near Zip Code 04974

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Searsport	0.28 mi	3	244^th
Belfast	4.56 mi	8	183^rd
Swanville	5.39 mi	2	138^th
Northport	6.46 mi	2	5^th
Castine	8.1 mi	1	1^st

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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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