Best Public Schools in Old Town, ME

Summary:

The city of Old Town, Maine is home to three schools: Old Town High School, Old Town Elementary School, and Leonard Middle School, all of which are part of the Regional School Unit 34 district.

Among the standout schools, Old Town Elementary School ranks 171 out of 289 Maine elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. It outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5. Leonard Middle School ranks 77 out of 91 Maine middle schools with a 1-star rating, but has a similar student-teacher ratio of 10.5 and outperforms the district and state in Science proficiency.

In terms of key metrics, Old Town High School had an 87.8% four-year graduation rate, while all three schools had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. The elementary school outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but the middle and high schools had lower proficiency rates in those subjects. The schools also had varying free/reduced lunch rates, with the elementary school having the highest at 57.56%.

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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
Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	156 Oak Street	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	No	(207) 827-3900	278	24	11.4	53.2%	235 (84.5%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	23.2	77^th of 91 public middle schools	15.4%		18.7	84^th of 92 public middle schools	8.7%	7	57.4	30.3	33.0	$20,928
Old Town High School	Public	9-12	203 Stillwater Avenue	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	No	(207) 827-3910	531	42	12.7	50.1%	451 (84.9%)	12 (2.3%)	19 (3.6%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	27.8	87^th of 119 public high schools	26.9%		21.1	98^th of 121 public high schools	19.0%	11	61.0	39.0	24.4	$18,405
Old Town Elementary School	Public	K-5	576 Stillwater Avenue	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 827-1544	488	48	10.1	59.2%	414 (84.8%)	9 (1.8%)	25 (5.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	48.6	171^st of 289 public elementary schools	40.8%		50.3	161^st of 288 public elementary schools	44.1%	10	62.0	58.0	16.7	$21,126

Cities Near Old Town

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Milford	1.08 mi	1	187^th
Indian Island	1.36 mi	1
Bradley	1.64 mi	1
Orono	3.51 mi	3	48^th
Eddington	7.06 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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