Best Public Schools in Hallowell, ME

Summary:

The city of Hallowell, Maine has only one public elementary school, Hall-Dale Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 309 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 02 district, which is ranked 56 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hall-Dale Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, from 95th out of 289 schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 161st out of 290 schools in 2022-2023 (2-star rating). The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, but its Science proficiency rate is lower than the district and state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is relatively high, and nearly one-third of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the potential impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance and attendance.

Overall, Hall-Dale Elementary School appears to be a strong performer academically, but the school's ranking fluctuations, high chronic absenteeism rate, and lower Science proficiency suggest areas for further investigation and improvement. Analyzing the reasons behind these trends and comparing the school's performance to similar schools or state-level benchmarks could provide valuable insights to support the school's continuous improvement efforts.

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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
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	311	31	10.1	37.9%	272 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	68.5	95^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.1%		59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%	31	71.0	57.9	40.4	$21,322

Cities Near Hallowell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmingdale	1.15 mi	1	59^th
Augusta	2.11 mi	9	176^th
Gardiner	3.75 mi	3	77^th
Pittston	4.51 mi	1	78^th
Chelsea	4.61 mi	1	99^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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