Best Public Schools in Addison, ME

Summary:

The city of Addison, Maine has only one public school, the Daniel W Merritt School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 88 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 37/Maine School Administrative District 37, which is ranked 144 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Daniel W Merritt School has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school has seen a significant decline in performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) dropping from 68.09% in 2023-2024 to 51.02% in 2024-2025, and Mathematics proficiency declining from 51.06% to 36.73% over the same period. These proficiency rates are also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, 44.32% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Despite the small size of the Daniel W Merritt School, with only 88 students, the school faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The district and school leadership should prioritize addressing these issues to ensure that all students have access to a quality education and the support they need to succeed.

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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
Daniel W Merritt School	Public	PK, KG-6	518 Indian River Road	Addison	04606	Washington County	Regional School Unit 37/Maine School Admin District 37	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 483-2229	89	10	8.6	61.8%	83 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	258^th of 289 public elementary schools	10.7%		58.6	130^th of 288 public elementary schools	54.9%	128	51.0	36.7	$26,221

Cities Near Addison

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jonesport	4.83 mi	2	219^th
Harrington	5.34 mi	2	233^rd
Beals	6.57 mi	1	205^th
Jonesboro	7.6 mi	1	256^th
Milbridge	9.63 mi	1	141^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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