Best Public Schools in Bass Harbor, ME

Summary:

The city of Bass Harbor, Maine has only one public school, the Tremont Consolidated School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 135 students. The school is part of the Tremont Public Schools district, which is ranked 146 out of 177 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Tremont Consolidated School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, going from 59th out of 228 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 235th out of 290 in 2022-2023 and 221st out of 288 in 2023-2024, all with a 1-star rating. The school's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in English Language Arts but below in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.1, nearly 30% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status. This may present additional challenges for the school and district to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students. Overall, the Tremont Consolidated School appears to have areas of strength, such as its English Language Arts performance, but also significant challenges that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Tremont Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 Tremont Road	Bass Harbor	04653	Hancock County	Tremont Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-7777	135	19	7.1	28.1%	133 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	35.7	221^st of 288 public elementary schools	23.3%		27.6	235^th of 290 public elementary schools	19.0%	14	70.1	31.2	16.1	$37,319

Cities Near Bass Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swans Island	2.09 mi	1	54^th
Frenchboro	4.69 mi	1
Brooklin	10.11 mi	1	47^th
Southwest Harbor	10.3 mi	1	34^th
Cranberry Isles	10.73 mi	1

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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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