Best Public Schools in Prospect Harbor, ME

Summary:

Prospect Harbor, Maine has only one school, Peninsula School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 76 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 24 district, which is ranked 99 out of 176 districts in the state of Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Peninsula School's performance is lower than the regional and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 54.05% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 51.35% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the Regional School Unit 24 averages of 62.31% in ELA and 42.2% in Math, and the state averages of 63.84% in ELA and 49.38% in Math. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Additionally, 46.05% of students at Peninsula School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status. However, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 6.9, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the data suggests that Peninsula School is facing challenges in academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors, and the school should focus on developing targeted strategies to address these areas and support student success.

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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
Peninsula School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Main Street	Prospect Harbor	04669	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 963-2003	65	11	5.9	66.2%	61 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	214^th of 289 public elementary schools	26.0%		43.4	189^th of 288 public elementary schools	34.4%	25	54.1	51.4	$37,427

Cities Near Prospect Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Steuben	7.23 mi	1	18^th
Sullivan	8.92 mi	3	174^th
Bar Harbor	9.19 mi	2	9^th
Milbridge	10.8 mi	1	141^st
Hancock	12.95 mi	2	162^nd

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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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