Best Public Schools in Limestone, ME

Summary:

The city of Limestone, Maine is home to two schools: Limestone Community School, which serves grades PK-8, and the exceptional ME School of Science & Mathematics, a public magnet high school. While the ME School of Science & Mathematics has consistently ranked as the #1 high school in Maine, the Limestone Community School has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state.

The ME School of Science & Mathematics stands out with its strong academic performance, high graduation rates, and low rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients. In contrast, the Limestone Community School has proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in all subject areas, as well as high rates of chronic absenteeism (23.4%) and free/reduced lunch recipients (60.42%), indicating potential challenges with student engagement and socioeconomic factors.

Despite the Limestone Community School's lower student-teacher ratio of 9.1, compared to 10.3 at the ME School of Science & Mathematics, this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes. The stark contrast in performance between the two schools suggests that factors beyond just class size, such as the socioeconomic differences between the student populations, may be contributing to the disparities in educational quality within the city of Limestone.

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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
ME School of Science & Mathematics	Public, Magnet	9-12	95 High Street	Limestone	04750	Aroostook County	ME School of Science & Mathematics	No	Yes	No	No	(207) 325-3600	96	11	8.6	13.5%	80 (83.3%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)								(n/a)				$00
Limestone Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	93 High Street	Limestone	04750	Aroostook County	Limestone Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 325-4742	138	16	8.7	70.3%	114 (82.6%)	6 (4.3%)	6 (4.3%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	11.6	271^st of 289 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.1	264^th of 288 public elementary schools	8.3%	7	40.3	31.2	33.3	$51,053

Cities Near Limestone

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Caswell	4.62 mi	1	272^nd
Caribou	9.11 mi	3	186^th
Fort Fairfield	10.05 mi	2	88^th
Connor Twp	10.69 mi	1	252^nd
Woodland	13.73 mi	1	119^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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