Best Public Schools in Cushing, ME

Summary:

The city of Cushing, Maine is home to a single standout elementary school, the Cushing Community School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 76 students. This school is part of the Regional School Unit 13 district, which is ranked 58 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Cushing Community School is a shining example of academic excellence in the region. Over the past few years, the school has seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #150 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to a projected #19 out of 289 in the 2024-2025 school year. This impressive jump corresponds with an increase in the school's SchoolDigger rating from 2 stars to 5 stars. The school's academic performance is notably strong, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts (79.49%) and Mathematics (74.36%) compared to the district (68.46% and 49.87%) and state (63.84% and 49.38%) averages in the projected 2024-2025 school year.

One of the key factors contributing to the Cushing Community School's success is its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7.3, which allows for more individualized attention and support for students. However, the school does face some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a free/reduced lunch rate of 50%, indicating that it serves a population with significant economic challenges. Despite these obstacles, the Cushing Community School remains an exemplary institution, providing a high-quality education to its students and setting a standard of excellence for other schools in the region.

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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
Cushing Community School	Public	K-5	54 Cross Road	Cushing	04563	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 354-2312	74	10	7.6	55.4%	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.8	19^th of 289 public elementary schools	93.4%		65.4	110^th of 288 public elementary schools	61.8%	91	79.5	74.4	$30,471

Cities Near Cushing

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tenants Harbor	3.03 mi	2	76^th
Friendship	3.44 mi	1	35^th
Thomaston	7.31 mi	3	100^th
Waldoboro	9.33 mi	3	206^th
Warren	9.45 mi	1	180^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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