Best Public Schools in Sedgwick, ME

Summary:

Sedgwick, Maine is home to a single public school, Sedgwick Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 73 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools over the past three years, with a 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sedgwick Elementary faces challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and academic proficiency rates below the state average in English Language Arts and science, though its math proficiency is slightly higher than the state average.

While the school's low student-teacher ratio of 7.4 to 1 could be a potential strength, it does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes. Additionally, 43.84% of Sedgwick Elementary's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors may contribute to the school's struggles to provide a high-quality education to its students.

Overall, Sedgwick Public Schools faces significant challenges in supporting the academic and attendance-related needs of its sole elementary school. Addressing these issues may be a key priority for the district and school leaders to ensure that students in Sedgwick receive the education they deserve.

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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
Sedgwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	272 Snows Cove RD	Sedgwick	04676	Hancock County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-5002	67	8	8.3	52.2%	62 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	37.7	208^th of 289 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.8	205^th of 288 public elementary schools	28.8%	3	59.6	51.1	21.7	$33,453

Cities Near Sedgwick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blue Hill	5.69 mi	1	20^th
Brooksville	6.3 mi	1	159^th
Brooklin	6.36 mi	1	32^nd
Deer Isle	6.98 mi	2	221^st
Castine	8.19 mi	1	1^st

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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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