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Best Elementary Schools in Caribou, ME

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752

Students

Top rankedCaribou Community School213^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Caribou Community School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Caribou, Maine has only one elementary school, the Caribou Community School, which serves students from grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments compared to the regional Regional School Unit 39 and the state of Maine.

The Caribou Community School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1, which could be a potential advantage in providing more individualized attention and support for students. Despite this, the school's academic performance remains a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the state averages.

A significant challenge facing the Caribou Community School is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year. This high rate of chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic progress, and addressing this issue should be a priority for the school and the regional school district.

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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 (2025)
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
Caribou Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Bennett Dr	Caribou	04736	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 39	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 493-4240	752	54	14.0	53.1%	638 (84.8%)	12 (1.6%)	28 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	36.1	213^th of 289 public elementary schools	26.3%		33.5	226^th of 288 public elementary schools	21.5%	13	60.0	43.3	35.0	$16,676

Cities Near Caribou

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodland	5.22 mi	1	119^th
Washburn	7.71 mi	2	150^th
Connor Twp	8.74 mi	1	252^nd
Limestone	9.49 mi	3	265^th
Fort Fairfield	9.78 mi	2	88^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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