Best Public Schools in Deer Isle, ME

Summary:

The city of Deer Isle, Maine is home to two schools: Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School and Deer Isle-Stonington High School, both part of the Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District. While the elementary school has a 1-star rating, the high school stands out with a higher 3-star rating and stronger academic performance, ranking 55th out of 121 Maine high schools.

The high school boasts higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (56.52% vs. 49.02%), Mathematics (45.83% vs. 26.62%), and Science (42.11% vs. 27.27%) compared to the elementary school. Additionally, the high school has a commendable four-year graduation rate of 87.8%. However, both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the high free/reduced lunch rates.

Despite the high school's stronger performance, the Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District as a whole is ranked 134th out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating, suggesting the need for the district to closely examine the factors contributing to the performance differences between the schools and address the district's overall underperformance compared to other districts in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Deer Isle-Stonington High School	Public	9-12	251 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 348-2303	90	12	7.5	61.1%	89 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	55^th of 121 public high schools	54.5%		24.2	96^th of 123 public high schools	22.0%	41	56.5	45.8	42.1	$32,923
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School	Public	K-8	249 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 348-6301	228	21	10.7	32.5%	219 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	272^nd of 288 public elementary schools	5.6%		27.2	236^th of 290 public elementary schools	18.6%	36	49.0	26.6	27.3	$23,651

Cities Near Deer Isle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklin	4.5 mi	1	47^th
Sedgwick	8.58 mi	1	204^th
Isle Au Haut	11.08 mi	1
Brooksville	11.9 mi	1	133^rd
Swans Island	12.06 mi	1	54^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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