Best Public Schools in Hope, ME

Summary:

The city of Hope, Maine is home to a single public school, Hope Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 137 students. The school is part of the Hope Public Schools district, which is ranked 36 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hope Elementary School appears to be a standout institution in the state of Maine. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school ranked 20 out of 210 Maine elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with 73.68% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 63.16% in Mathematics, and 37.5% in Science, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 7.6, which likely contributes to its strong academic performance.

While Hope Elementary School has maintained consistently strong academic performance, its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, from 20th in 2021-2022 to 117th in 2022-2023, and then back up to 66th in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school's performance may be influenced by factors that can change from year to year. Additionally, the school faces some potential challenges, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 25.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

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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
Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Highfield Road	Hope	04847	Knox County	Hope Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 785-4081	137	18	7.6	25.5%	137 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77	66^th of 288 public elementary schools	77.1%		63.2	117^th of 290 public elementary schools	59.7%	51	73.7	63.2	37.5	$33,535

Cities Near Hope

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lincolnville	3.07 mi	1	3^rd
Camden	4.69 mi	1	29^th
Rockport	5.17 mi	2	20^th
Union	6.21 mi	1	199^th
Appleton	6.29 mi	1	52^nd

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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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