Best Public Schools in Greenbush, ME

Summary:

The city of Greenbush, Maine has only one public school, the Helen S Dunn Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 142 students. The school is part of the Greenbush Public Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 176 districts in Maine and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The Helen S Dunn Elementary School has consistently performed below the state averages in key academic areas, such as English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, over the past few years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.25%) and Mathematics (20%) were well below the state averages of 63.84% and 49.38%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 247 out of 288 in 2023-2024 to 284 out of 289 in 2024-2025.

Additionally, the school faces significant challenges related to chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 76.76%, indicating that a large portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.6 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Helen S Dunn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 Military Rd	Greenbush	04418	Penobscot County	Greenbush Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 826-2000	131	17	7.7	71.8%	122 (93.1%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	2.7	284^th of 289 public elementary schools	1.7%		26.3	247^th of 288 public elementary schools	14.2%	37	41.3	20.0	$24,292

Cities Near Greenbush

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alton	7.29 mi	1
Indian Island	9.33 mi	1
Milford	9.71 mi	1	187^th
Old Town	10.44 mi	3	202^nd
Bradley	11.18 mi	1

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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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