Best Public Schools in Calais, ME

Summary:

The city of Calais, Maine is home to two public schools: Calais Middle/High School and Calais Elementary School, both of which serve students from the Calais Public Schools district. Based on the available data, neither school appears to be a standout performer, as both are ranked in the bottom half of Maine schools on several key metrics.

Calais Middle/High School has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Maine high schools for the past three school years, with a ranking of 116 out of 119 schools in 2024-2025. Similarly, Calais Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a ranking of 255 out of 289 schools in 2024-2025. Both schools also have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average, with Calais Middle/High School's ELA proficiency rate at just 47.79% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.84%.

Additionally, both Calais Middle/High School and Calais Elementary School have high rates of chronic absenteeism, at 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average. The schools also have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 51.33% and 52.53% respectively in 2023-2024. While the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, at 12.5 for Calais Middle/High School and 9.8 for Calais Elementary School, this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.

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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
Calais Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	53 Garfield Street	Calais	04619	Washington County	Calais Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 454-2000	250	27	9.2	52.8%	220 (88.0%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	18.8	255^th of 289 public elementary schools	11.8%		36.9	214^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.7%	41	54.9	34.3		$19,377
Calais Middle/High School	Public	7-12	34 Blue Devil Hill Suite 2	Calais	04619	Washington County	Calais Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 454-2591	289	24	12.0	60.2%	215 (74.4%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	46 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	7.8	116^th of 119 public high schools	2.5%		7.9	117^th of 121 public high schools	3.3%	1	47.8	19.5	21.1	$18,355

Cities Near Calais

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baileyville	6.34 mi	2	237^th
Robbinston	11.2 mi	1
Alexander	11.48 mi	1	232^nd
Princeton	13.39 mi	2	200^th
Perry	14.9 mi	2	146^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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