Best Public Schools in Chelsea, ME

Summary:

The city of Chelsea, Maine has only one school, Chelsea Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 12 district, which is ranked 49 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Chelsea Elementary School's academic performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 107 out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 223 out of 290 in 2022-2023. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and underperforms the state average in Science proficiency, despite outperforming the state in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school serves a student population with a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 54.68%, indicating significant economic challenges.

On a positive note, Chelsea Elementary School has a low student-teacher ratio of 7.7 to 1, which suggests students receive more individualized attention and support. However, the school's declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and weaker Science proficiency are areas of concern that the school and district should address to improve the educational outcomes for the students of Chelsea.

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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
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	566 Togus Road	Chelsea	04330	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-2214	262	33	7.8	54.2%	245 (93.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.7	107^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.0%		42.7	192^nd of 288 public elementary schools	33.3%	85	71.7	56.6	34.0	$24,768

Cities Near Chelsea

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Augusta	2.7 mi	9	176^th
Hallowell	5.55 mi	1	86^th
Sidney	6.09 mi	1	45^th
Manchester	6.85 mi	1	34^th
Farmingdale	6.89 mi	1	59^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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