Best Public Schools in Penobscot, ME

Summary:

Penobscot, Maine is home to a single standout public elementary school, Penobscot Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and is part of the highly-ranked Penobscot Public Schools district. This school consistently performs at the top of the state, ranking 14th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penobscot Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 88.1% in ELA, 71.43% in Math, and 58.33% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school also benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.2 to 1, which likely contributes to its strong academic outcomes.

While the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, this is still relatively low for a school of its size. Additionally, the school has a low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 8.96% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a relatively affluent student population. Overall, Penobscot Elementary School stands out as a high-performing and well-regarded educational institution within the Penobscot Public Schools district and the state of Maine.

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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
Penobscot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 North Penobscot Road	Penobscot	04476	Hancock County	Penobscot Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-9421	65	9	7.0	44.6%	60 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	93.9	14^th of 289 public elementary schools	95.2%		91.5	21^st of 288 public elementary schools	92.7%	7	88.1	71.4	58.3	$26,552

Cities Near Penobscot

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooksville	5.91 mi	1	159^th
Blue Hill	6.83 mi	1	20^th
Castine	7.03 mi	1	1^st
Sedgwick	7.82 mi	1	201^st
Bucksport	8.3 mi	4	198^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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