Best Public Schools in Otis, ME

Summary:

The city of Otis, Maine has one elementary school, Beech Hill School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 77 students. The school is part of the Otis Public Schools district, which is ranked 143 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beech Hill School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 177 out of 290 schools in 2022-2023 to 246 out of 288 in 2023-2024 and 218 out of 289 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with only 28% of students proficient or better in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 35.14% for the district and 49.38% for the state. Additionally, Beech Hill School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that a significant portion of the student population is missing a substantial amount of instructional time.

Socioeconomic challenges may also be impacting the school's performance, as nearly half (48.05%) of Beech Hill School's students receive free or reduced-price lunch. These factors suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the challenges it is facing and improve student outcomes.

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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
Beech Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Otis Road	Otis	04605	Hancock County	Otis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 537-2203	70	7	9.7	34.3%	68 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	34.2	218^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.5	246^th of 288 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	62.0	28.0	47.4	$26,899

Cities Near Otis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora	3.75 mi	1	96^th
Eastbrook	10.61 mi	1	148^th
Holden	13.6 mi	2	55^th
Bradley	14.19 mi	1
Eddington	14.43 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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