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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