Best Public Schools in Dayton, ME

Summary:

The city of Dayton, Maine has only one public school, Dayton Consolidated School, which serves students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dayton Public Schools district, which is ranked 145 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dayton Consolidated School has seen a concerning decline in its academic performance over the past three years. Its statewide ranking among Maine elementary schools has dropped from 129th out of 290 schools in 2022-2023 to 219th out of 289 schools in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at Dayton Consolidated School are consistently lower than the averages for the Dayton Public Schools district and the state of Maine.

Additionally, Dayton Consolidated School faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a relatively high percentage of students (27.34%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status. Despite its small size of only 128 students, the school's academic performance and other key metrics suggest that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve the educational experience and outcomes for the students of Dayton Consolidated School.

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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
Dayton Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Clarks Mills Road	Dayton	04005	York County	Dayton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-2283	128	12	10.4	35.9%	120 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	33.4	219^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.2%		46.2	182^nd of 288 public elementary schools	36.8%	37	57.4	45.9	$29,063

Cities Near Dayton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Biddeford	0.65 mi	6	220^th
Saco	1.76 mi	9	97^th
Old Orchard Beach	3.91 mi	3	101^st
Arundel	4.75 mi	1	19^th
Kennebunk	6.73 mi	4	14^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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