Best Public Schools in Alfred, ME

Summary:

The city of Alfred, Maine has one standout public school, Alfred Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 189 students. This school is part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Administrative District 57, which is ranked 108 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alfred Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 71.6% proficiency in ELA, 72.84% in Math, and 20% in Science, compared to the district scores of 63.44%, 45.77%, and 37.78% respectively. The school has also been ranked among the top 81-118 elementary schools in Maine over the past 3 school years, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.

However, the data also suggests potential areas for improvement at Alfred Elementary School. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state would likely prefer to see. Additionally, 39.15% of students at the school received free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students that the school and district may need to address to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities.

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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 (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Alfred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Sanford Road	Alfred	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-3831	179	16	11.1	35.2%	159 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	72.2	81^st of 289 public elementary schools	72.0%		74.9	77^th of 288 public elementary schools	73.3%	4	71.6	72.8	20.0	$21,235

Cities Near Alfred

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterboro	3.21 mi	1	242^nd
Lyman	3.64 mi	1	191^st
Springvale	4.3 mi	1	223^rd
Sanford	4.76 mi	5	210^th
East Waterboro	6.13 mi	2	104^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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