Best Public Schools in Dresden, ME

Summary:

The city of Dresden, Maine is home to a single standout public elementary school, Dresden Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing both district and state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Dresden Elementary School is a shining example of educational excellence, ranking 16th out of 288 Maine elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a low student-teacher ratio of just 7.2, the school is able to provide personalized attention and support to its 80 students, over 40% of whom come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite this challenge, the school's test scores remain impressively high, with 79.31% of students proficient or better in ELA and 65.52% in Math, far surpassing the district and state averages.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is lower than the district and state, it remains an area for potential improvement. Overall, Regional School Unit 02, the district that oversees Dresden Elementary, is ranked 56th out of 176 districts in Maine and rated 3 stars, making Dresden Elementary a true standout in the region.

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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
Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Cedar Grove Road	Dresden	04342	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 737-2559	74	12	6.2	52.7%	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	84.1	46^th of 289 public elementary schools	84.1%		92.8	16^th of 288 public elementary schools	94.4%	30	79.3	65.5	45.5	$27,365

Cities Near Dresden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richmond	3.51 mi	6
Wiscasset	5.05 mi	8	177^th
South Gardiner	6.72 mi	1	195^th
Edgecomb	7.64 mi	1	82^nd
Bowdoinham	9.17 mi	1	40^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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