Best Public Schools in South Berwick, ME

Summary:

The city of South Berwick, Maine is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Marshwood High School, Central School, and Marshwood Great Works School. These schools operate under the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35.

Marshwood High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 10 high schools in Maine and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive academic achievement, with proficiency rates exceeding 85% in English Language Arts, 66% in Mathematics, and 56% in Science - significantly outperforming district and state averages. Additionally, Marshwood High School has a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%.

While the elementary schools, Central School and Marshwood Great Works School, do not stand out as strongly as the high school, they still demonstrate solid performance. Both elementary schools have been ranked in the top 30 and top 20 in Maine, respectively, and have academic proficiency rates that exceed district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. All three schools in South Berwick maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 12.7 to 13.5, which is generally considered favorable for student learning.

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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
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	402	30	13.4	19.7%	366 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	81.2	51^st of 289 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	72.4	67.8		$20,061
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	287	24	12.0	16.7%	268 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	76.3	71.0	36.3	$22,271
Marshwood High School	Public	9-12	260 Dow Highway	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4500	659	51	12.9	15.3%	604 (91.7%)	10 (1.5%)	18 (2.7%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	90.1	5^th of 119 public high schools	95.8%		86.5	6^th of 121 public high schools	95.0%	1	85.5	66.1	56.0	$23,427

Cities Near South Berwick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berwick	3.61 mi	3	133^rd
North Berwick	5.22 mi	2	36^th
Eliot	5.43 mi	2	21^st
Kittery	8.29 mi	2	165^th
York	8.51 mi	4	17^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.