Best Public Schools in Guilford, ME

Summary:

The city of Guilford, Maine, is home to two schools: Piscataquis Community Elementary (PK-6) and Piscataquis Community Secondary School (7-12), both of which are part of the Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04. Based on the available data, neither school appears to be a standout performer, as both are consistently ranked below the state average on key metrics such as test scores and statewide rankings.

Piscataquis Community Elementary has an enrollment of 265 students, while Piscataquis Community Secondary School has 226 students. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4% and perform significantly below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). For example, in 2024-2025, Piscataquis Community Elementary had 54.01% proficiency in ELA, 43.07% in Math, and 15.38% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively.

The schools in Guilford also have high free and reduced lunch rates, with Piscataquis Community Elementary at 61.51% and Piscataquis Community Secondary School at 50.88% in 2023-2024. While the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, with 11.7 at the elementary school and 10.4 at the secondary school, this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes. The consistent low rankings and ratings of the schools over the past 3 years suggest that there may be systemic challenges or issues within the Guilford school district that need to be addressed to improve the educational experience and outcomes for students in this community.

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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
Piscataquis Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4301	264	22	12.2	72.0%	257 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	23.4	244^th of 289 public elementary schools	15.6%		27.6	243^rd of 288 public elementary schools	15.6%	1	54.0	43.1	15.4	$16,851
Piscataquis Community Secondary School	Public	7-12	9 Campus Drive	Guilford	04443	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 80/Maine School Admin District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 876-4625	210	21	10.1	60.5%	202 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	17.3	103^rd of 119 public high schools	13.4%		43.8	59^th of 121 public high schools	51.2%	44	50.0	32.3	29.2	$22,652

Cities Near Guilford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dover Foxcroft	9.01 mi	2	167^th
Dexter	14.12 mi	3	163^rd
Charleston	17.66 mi	1
Harmony	17.75 mi	1	116^th
Greenville	19.24 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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