Best Public Schools in Millinocket, ME

Summary:

The city of Millinocket, Maine is home to two public schools: Stearns Junior-Senior High School and Granite Street School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are part of the Millinocket Public Schools district.

The schools in Millinocket have maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing them in the top half of schools in Maine. Stearns Junior-Senior High School has seen some fluctuation in its statewide ranking, going from #44 in 2023-2024 to #90 in 2022-2023, before rebounding to a projected #46 in 2024-2025. Both schools generally perform above the state average in English Language Arts proficiency, but lag behind in Mathematics and Science. Stearns Junior-Senior High School had a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, outperforming many other high schools.

Socioeconomic factors play a significant role, as both Stearns Junior-Senior High School and Granite Street School have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 60.09% and 62.96% respectively in 2023-2024. This suggests a relatively low-income student population in the Millinocket school district. However, the schools maintain a consistent 10.9 student-teacher ratio, indicating relatively small class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students.

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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
Granite Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Granite Street	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 723-6426	209	20	10.2	68.9%	196 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	67.3	99^th of 289 public elementary schools	65.7%		67.2	104^th of 288 public elementary schools	63.9%	5	67.0	61.7	41.4	$21,251
Stearns Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	199 State St	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 723-6430	229	20	11.6	65.9%	213 (93.0%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	44.1	46^th of 119 public high schools	61.3%		49.9	44^th of 121 public high schools	63.6%	2	68.6	39.7	33.3	$24,378

Cities Near Millinocket

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Millinocket	6.5 mi	2	72^nd
Medway	7.61 mi	1	203^rd
Lincoln	21.55 mi	4	189^th
Stacyville	22.57 mi	4	231^st
Winn	24.27 mi	1	153^rd

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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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