Best Public Schools in Durham, ME

Summary:

The city of Durham, Maine is home to a single standout elementary school, the Durham Community School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 476 students. This school is part of the Regional School Unit 05 district, which is ranked 22 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Durham Community School is a consistently high-performing institution, ranking in the top 50 elementary schools in Maine over the past 3 years and reaching as high as 7th in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) exams exceed the state averages in all subjects - English Language Arts (77.46% vs 65.43%), Mathematics (64.34% vs 47.21%), and Science (37.25% vs 33.98%). Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is favorable for providing individualized attention to students.

While the Durham Community School's overall performance is impressive, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (13.24%) may suggest that the school serves a more affluent population, raising questions about equity and whether the school is providing equal opportunities for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is higher than desired, and the district may want to investigate the root causes and implement strategies to improve student attendance.

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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
Durham Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	654 Hallowell Road	Durham	04222	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 353-9333	476	42	11.4	13.2%	445 (93.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	81.1	49^th of 288 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.3	50^th of 290 public elementary schools	82.8%	1	77.5	64.3	37.3	$22,761

Cities Near Durham

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pownal	3.32 mi	1	51^st
Freeport	5.14 mi	4	24^th
New Gloucester	6 mi	2	45^th
Lisbon Falls	6.13 mi	2	134^th
Lisbon	6.94 mi	1	216^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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