Best Public Schools in Brooks, ME

Summary:

The city of Brooks, Maine has only one school, Morse Memorial School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 95 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03, which is ranked 126 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morse Memorial School faces some significant challenges. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is quite high compared to the state average. Academically, the school's performance has been declining, with lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 60.98% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 39.02% were proficient or better in Math, which is lower than the state averages of 63.84% and 49.38%, respectively.

Additionally, Morse Memorial School serves a student population with high socioeconomic needs, with 67.37% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This high rate of students from low-income families may be contributing to the school's academic struggles. However, the school's small size, with only 95 students, could provide opportunities for more personalized attention and support. Overall, Morse Memorial School faces significant challenges that will require a multi-faceted approach to address the declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic needs of its student population.

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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
Morse Memorial School	Public	K-5	27 School Street	Brooks	04921	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 722-3636	70	9	7.7	64.3%	63 (90.0%)	3 (4.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	31.7	226^th of 289 public elementary schools	21.8%		8.3	276^th of 288 public elementary schools	4.2%	50	61.0	39.0	$21,854

Cities Near Brooks

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waldo	4.54 mi	1
Swanville	4.82 mi	2	138^th
Morrill	5.81 mi	2
Belfast	7.38 mi	8	183^rd
Monroe	7.61 mi	1	90^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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