Best Public Schools in Phillips, ME

Summary:

The city of Phillips, Maine has only one school, Phillips Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58.

Phillips Elementary School has seen fluctuating statewide rankings in recent years, moving from 149th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 143rd out of 288 in 2023-2024, and then improving to 97th out of 289 in 2024-2025. Academically, the school outperformed its district and the state of Maine in both English Language Arts and Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024 and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 72% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, Phillips Elementary School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.6, which may contribute to its academic success. The school's performance suggests it is making progress, but there is still room for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting its economically disadvantaged student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Phillips Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Rangeley Road	Phillips	04966	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 639-2909	112	11	10.4	72.3%	105 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	68.2	97^th of 289 public elementary schools	66.4%		53.9	143^rd of 288 public elementary schools	50.3%	46	64.4	66.7	$22,884

Cities Near Phillips

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Strong	6.66 mi	2	103^rd
Kingfield	12.94 mi	1	193^rd
Rangeley	16.25 mi	1
Farmington	16.41 mi	5	158^th
Wilton	18.68 mi	2	110^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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