Best Public Schools in Eliot, ME

Summary:

The city of Eliot, Maine is home to two schools: Eliot Elementary School and Marshwood Middle School, both of which are part of the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35. The data reveals that Eliot Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 3-11 elementary schools in the state over the past three school years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eliot Elementary School's exceptional performance is evident in its significantly higher test scores compared to the regional and state averages, with 89.06% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 81.25% in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. In contrast, while Marshwood Middle School is still performing well, it has a lower statewide ranking, ranging from 13th to 16th among Maine middle schools over the past three years, and its test scores, though above the state averages, are lower than Eliot Elementary's and the regional district's scores.

Both schools share a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state's average. Eliot Elementary School has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (14.56%) compared to Marshwood Middle School (12.47%), suggesting potential socioeconomic factors that may contribute to the school's exceptional academic performance. The data highlights the strong performance of Eliot Elementary School and the solid performance of Marshwood Middle School, while also identifying areas for potential improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and exploring opportunities for collaboration within the district.

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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
Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1298 State Road	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-9004	282	26	10.9	17.7%	255 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	97.7	3^rd of 289 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	11^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	89.1	81.3		$23,886
Marshwood Middle School	Public	6-8	626 Dow Highway	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1399	490	40	12.3	20.0%	450 (91.8%)	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	77.7	13^th of 91 public middle schools	85.7%		79.9	13^th of 92 public middle schools	85.9%		75.7	56.9	65.7	$22,448

Cities Near Eliot

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kittery	2.6 mi	2	165^th
South Berwick	4.84 mi	3	29^th
Kittery Point	5.48 mi	1	68^th
York	6.53 mi	4	17^th
Berwick	9.48 mi	3	133^rd

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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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