Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04979

Summary:

The 04979 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Solon Elementary School, which serves students in grades PK-5. This school has demonstrated impressive academic performance, ranking in the top 15% of Maine elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Solon Elementary School's student proficiency rates in English Language Arts (71.11%) and Mathematics (75.56%) exceed both district and state averages, indicating the school is providing a quality education to its students. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 suggests students receive more individualized attention. While the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 63.44%, indicating economic need among the student population, its strong academic outcomes are noteworthy.

The school has also shown improvement over time, climbing from a ranking of 117th out of 254 schools in 2017-2018 to 44th out of 288 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year. This upward trend demonstrates the school's commitment to continuous improvement. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average, is an area that the school and Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Administrative District 74 may want to investigate and address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	93	9	10.0	63.4%	89 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	83.4	44^th of 288 public elementary schools	84.7%		80.5	60^th of 290 public elementary schools	79.3%	16	71.1	75.6	$24,042

Cities Near Zip Code 04979

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Solon	0.32 mi	1	49^th
North Anson	6.44 mi	2	228^th
Bingham	7.49 mi	2	245^th
Cornville	8.68 mi	1	263^rd
Athens	9.06 mi	1	13^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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