Best Public Schools in Lincolnville, ME

Summary:

The city of Lincolnville, Maine is home to a single public elementary school, the Lincolnville Central School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 214 students. This school is part of the Lincolnville Public Schools district, which is ranked 11th out of 177 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincolnville Central School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Maine. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school placed 19th out of 288 elementary schools statewide, and in the previous two years, it ranked 7th out of 290 and 2nd out of 210, respectively. This exceptional performance is reflected in the school's academic outcomes, with 85.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 66.42% in Mathematics, and 63.27% in Science - all significantly higher than the state averages.

Despite a moderate level of economic disadvantage, with 34.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Lincolnville Central School maintains a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, which likely contributes to its strong academic results. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is higher than the state would prefer but still below the national average, indicating that the school is effectively supporting student engagement and attendance.

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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
Lincolnville Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	523 Hope Road	Lincolnville	04849	Waldo County	Lincolnville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 763-3366	214	20	10.7	34.6%	210 (98.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.4	19^th of 288 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.9	7^th of 290 public elementary schools	97.6%	12	85.4	66.4	63.3	$24,700

Cities Near Lincolnville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Searsmont	6.82 mi	2	27^th
Camden	7.01 mi	1	29^th
Northport	7.42 mi	2	9^th
Belfast	7.63 mi	8
Rockport	8.58 mi	2	20^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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