Best Public Schools in Denmark, ME

Summary:

The city of Denmark, Maine has just one public elementary school, the Brownfield Denmark Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-4. Despite its small size, this school has demonstrated impressive academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state of Maine.

In the 2022-2023 school year, Brownfield Denmark Elementary School ranked 6th out of 290 Maine elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. While its ranking dropped to 38th out of 288 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, the school still maintained a 4-star rating, indicating its continued strong performance. The school's students excel in English Language Arts, with 77.27% scoring proficient or better on the Maine Educational Assessment, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Despite serving a population with a high percentage of students (69.86%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges, Brownfield Denmark Elementary School has a low student-teacher ratio of 8.2, which likely contributes to its ability to provide individualized attention and support to its students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is higher than the state average, the school's overall academic achievements and small size suggest it may be a strong choice for families in the Denmark area seeking a high-performing elementary education for their children.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (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	Total
Brownfield Denmark Elementary School	Public	K-4	637 West Main Street	Denmark	04022	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72	No	No	No	No	(207) 452-2360	73	9	8.2	69.9%	71 (97.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	86.7	38^th of 288 public elementary schools	86.8%		96.3	6^th of 290 public elementary schools	97.9%	32	77.3	$27,488

Cities Near Denmark

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bridgton	7.06 mi	1	111^th
Naples	7.2 mi	4	202^nd
Fryeburg	8.9 mi	1	184^th
Harrison	9.78 mi	1	242^nd
Lovell	11.3 mi	1	195^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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