Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04987

Summary:

The 04987 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Troy Central School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 52 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Administrative District 03, which is ranked 126 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Troy Central School does not appear to be a standout school, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools in recent years, with a ranking of 289 out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.25% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.01% for the district and 63.84% for the state. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, 44% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, which is higher than the district average of 34.3% but still below the state average of 47.21%.

The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 59.62% of students at Troy Central School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 1, which may be a potential strength in providing more individualized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (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	Total
Troy Central School	Public	K-5	733 Bangor Road	Troy	04987	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 948-2280	42	5	7.7	64.3%	40 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0.3	289^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.0%		30.2	237^th of 288 public elementary schools	17.7%	52	31.3	$26,317

Cities Near Zip Code 04987

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy	1.1 mi	1	274^th
Unity	5.82 mi	2	112^th
Thorndike	8.82 mi	3	207^th
Etna	8.9 mi	1	136^th
Pittsfield	9.45 mi	3	172^nd

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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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