Best Public Schools in Milford, ME

Summary:

The city of Milford, Maine has a single elementary school, the Dr. Lewis S. Libby School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Milford Public Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Dr. Lewis S. Libby School faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 60%, compared to 60.66% for the district and 63.84% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 50.62%, compared to 49.73% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school's Science proficiency rate was 30.77%, compared to 25.64% for the district and 36.18% for the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024.

On a positive note, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4 in 2023-2024, which may allow for more individualized attention and support for students. However, this advantage does not seem to be translating into stronger academic outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped from 187 out of 288 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 190 out of 289 in 2024-2025, and it lost its 2-star rating in 2022-2023, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

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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
Dr Lewis S Libby School	Public	PK, KG-8	13 School Street	Milford	04461	Penobscot County	Milford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 827-2252	273	28	9.8	49.8%	253 (92.7%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.1	190^th of 289 public elementary schools	34.3%		44.1	187^th of 288 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	60.0	50.6	30.8	$18,544

Cities Near Milford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indian Island	0.62 mi	1
Old Town	1.29 mi	3	202^nd
Bradley	1.91 mi	1
Orono	4.8 mi	3	48^th
Eddington	8.16 mi	1

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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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Best Public Schools in Milford, ME

Dr Lewis S Libby School

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