Best Public Schools in Southwest Harbor, ME

Summary:

The city of Southwest Harbor, Maine is home to a single standout school, Pemetic Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8. This school is part of the Southwest Harbor Public Schools district, which is ranked 42nd out of 176 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pemetic Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Maine, placing in the top 25% for the 2022-2023 school year and the top 27% for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 5.7 to 1 and relatively low chronic absenteeism at 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, Pemetic Elementary outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests, with 72.06% proficiency in ELA, 55.88% in Math, and 66.67% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18% respectively.

Despite serving a student population with a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 21.31%, Pemetic Elementary School is still able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting the school is effectively supporting its economically disadvantaged students. Overall, Pemetic Elementary School is a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its students in Southwest Harbor, 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
Pemetic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	327 Main Street	Southwest Harbor	04679	Hancock County	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-5502	127	23	5.4	38.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	72.7	77^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.4%		57.4	133^rd of 288 public elementary schools	53.8%	56	72.1	55.9	66.7	$44,692

Cities Near Southwest Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bass Harbor	2.04 mi	1	127^th
Northeast Harbor	2.1 mi	1	23^rd
Cranberry Isles	3.82 mi	1
Bar Harbor	6.57 mi	2	9^th
Swans Island	8.01 mi	1

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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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