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Best Public Schools in Kennebunk, ME

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Schools

1,839

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMiddle School of the Kennebunks3^rd of 91 Maine middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Kennebunk, Maine is home to 4 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Regional School Unit 21 district. This district is ranked 10th out of 176 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Two schools stand out in the Kennebunk district: Middle School of the Kennebunks and Kennebunk High School. The Middle School of the Kennebunks is ranked 3rd out of 91 Maine middle schools, with impressive test scores and a 5-star rating. Kennebunk High School is ranked 6th out of 119 Maine high schools, also with a 5-star rating and strong academic performance.

While the schools in Kennebunk generally perform well, with high test scores and rankings, the district as a whole has a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 8.61% to 9.86%, suggest the schools serve a population with relatively higher socioeconomic status compared to the state average.

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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
Kennebunk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	177 Alewive Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-4402	378	32	11.9	15.3%	345 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)				$25,056
Kennebunk High School	Public	9-12	89 Fletcher Street	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1110	683	59	11.6	18.0%	625 (91.5%)	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.4%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	89.3	6^th of 119 public high schools	95.0%		86	7^th of 121 public high schools	94.2%	1	78.5	67.4	58.1	$24,612
Middle School of the Kennebunks	Public	6-8	60 Thompson Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 467-8004	470	47	9.9	17.2%	431 (91.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	93.6	3^rd of 91 public middle schools	96.7%		94.1	5^th of 92 public middle schools	94.6%	2	82.8	73.0	63.0	$24,984
Sea Road School	Public	3-5	29 Sea Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1105	308	24	12.6	15.3%	268 (87.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	88.8	32^nd of 289 public elementary schools	88.9%		87.8	34^th of 288 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	79.2	85.1	39.1	$23,274

Cities Near Kennebunk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kennebunkport	3.06 mi	1	11^th
Wells	4.64 mi	3	58^th
Arundel	4.99 mi	1	19^th
Biddeford	7.54 mi	6	220^th
Lyman	9.47 mi	1	191^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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