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Best Elementary Schools in Kennebunk, ME

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686

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Top rankedSea Road School32^nd of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Kennebunk, Maine is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Kennebunk Elementary School and Sea Road School. Both schools are part of the Regional School Unit 21 district, which is ranked 10th out of 176 districts in Maine and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Sea Road School has consistently ranked among the top 34 elementary schools in Maine over the past three school years, with a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has demonstrated impressive academic performance, with over 79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 85% in Mathematics, and 39% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores exceed the regional and state averages, indicating that Sea Road School is providing a high-quality education to its students.

While both schools have relatively low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population, the higher chronic absenteeism rates at both schools may suggest potential equity challenges that warrant further investigation. However, the favorable student-teacher ratios at Kennebunk Elementary School (13.2) and Sea Road School (12.1) suggest a collaborative learning environment that may contribute to the schools' academic success.

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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 (2025)
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
Kennebunk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	177 Alewive Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-4402	378	32	11.9	15.3%	345 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)				$25,056
Sea Road School	Public	3-5	29 Sea Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1105	308	24	12.6	15.3%	268 (87.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	88.8	32^nd of 289 public elementary schools	88.9%		87.8	34^th of 288 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	79.2	85.1	39.1	$23,274

Cities Near Kennebunk

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kennebunkport	3.06 mi	1	11^th
Wells	4.64 mi	3	58^th
Arundel	4.99 mi	1	19^th
Biddeford	7.54 mi	6	220^th
Lyman	9.47 mi	1	191^st

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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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