Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04979

Summary:

The 04979 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Solon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Administrative District 74. Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 63.44% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Solon Elementary School has consistently outperformed its district and the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA).

In the 2024-2025 school year, Solon Elementary School had 68.42% proficiency in ELA and 55.26% in Math, compared to the district's 59.73% and 42.81%, and the state's 63.84% and 49.38%, respectively. The school's strong academic performance is further evidenced by its ranking in the top 20% of Maine elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and the top 25% in the 2022-2023 school year, with 4-star ratings in those years. This success may be attributed, in part, to the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, which is significantly lower than the state average.

However, Solon Elementary School does face one notable challenge: a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. This is an area that the school and district may need to address, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and achievement. Overall, Solon Elementary School appears to be a standout school in the 04979 zip code, providing a quality education to its students despite the economic challenges they face.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Solon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 S Main St	Solon	04979	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 643-2491	94	9	10.9	70.2%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	62.9	115^th of 289 public elementary schools	60.2%		83.4	44^th of 288 public elementary schools	84.7%	71	68.4	55.3	$24,042

Cities Near Zip Code 04979

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Solon	0.32 mi	1	107^th
North Anson	6.44 mi	2	209^th
Bingham	7.49 mi	2	204^th
Cornville	8.68 mi	1	273^rd
Athens	9.06 mi	1	85^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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