Best Public Schools in Buxton, ME

Summary:

The city of Buxton, Maine is home to two schools: Bonny Eagle Middle School and Buxton Center Elementary School, both of which serve students in the Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06. While the schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, they face challenges in terms of academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Neither Bonny Eagle Middle School nor Buxton Center Elementary School stand out as top-performing schools in the state, with both institutions ranking below average on statewide assessments. Bonny Eagle Middle School is ranked 75th out of 91 Maine middle schools, while Buxton Center Elementary School is ranked 195th out of 289 Maine elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Both schools perform below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), with proficiency rates ranging from 27% to 62.41% at Bonny Eagle Middle School and 13.58% to 62.36% at Buxton Center Elementary School.

A significant concern for both schools is the high chronic absenteeism rates, which stand at 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Buxton Center Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (38.64%) compared to Bonny Eagle Middle School (22.39%), suggesting that the elementary school may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population. While the low student-teacher ratios at both schools could be an advantage, addressing the factors behind the high absenteeism and improving academic performance should be priorities for the district to enhance the overall quality of education in the Buxton area.

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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
Bonny Eagle Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Sokokis Trail	Buxton	04093	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	No	(207) 929-3833	712	63	11.3	36.7%	639 (89.7%)	12 (1.7%)	27 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	25.2	75^th of 91 public middle schools	17.6%		30.7	67^th of 92 public middle schools	27.2%	8	58.8	27.0	39.1	$21,945
Buxton Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Long Plains Road	Buxton	04093	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 929-3836	552	51	10.9	48.0%	493 (89.3%)	10 (1.8%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	41.6	195^th of 289 public elementary schools	32.5%		32.1	232^nd of 288 public elementary schools	19.4%	37	62.4	50.0	18.1	$21,276

Cities Near Buxton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hollis	1.26 mi	1	170^th
Standish	3.42 mi	3	142^nd
East Waterboro	6.17 mi	2	104^th
Limington	7.03 mi	1	212^th
Dayton	7.38 mi	2	216^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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