Best Public Schools in Trenton, ME

Summary:

The city of Trenton, Maine has just one public elementary school, Trenton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and is part of the Trenton Public Schools district. Despite some fluctuations in its statewide ranking, Trenton Elementary School stands out as a strong-performing school with impressive academic achievements and a notably low student-teacher ratio.

Trenton Elementary School has seen significant changes in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a 4-star rating and 54th ranking out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to a 2-star rating and 166th ranking out of 290 schools in 2022-2023. However, the school has rebounded, now ranking 127th out of 288 Maine elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating for the current 2023-2024 school year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (67.9%) and Mathematics (55.56%) are notably higher than the state averages of 65.43% and 47.21%, respectively.

Another standout feature of Trenton Elementary School is its exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7.9, which is significantly lower than the typical ratio in many schools. This suggests a more personalized learning environment for students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is a concern that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying causes. Overall, Trenton Elementary School appears to be a strong-performing school with some notable strengths, but also areas for improvement, such as stabilizing its statewide ranking and addressing chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Trenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 School Road	Trenton	04605	Hancock County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-8447	138	17	7.9	28.3%	132 (95.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	59.5	127^th of 288 public elementary schools	55.9%		51	166^th of 290 public elementary schools	42.8%	39	67.9	55.6	25.0	$35,343

Cities Near Trenton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aurora	3.75 mi	1	264^th
Eastbrook	10.61 mi	1	250^th
Otis	11.19 mi	1	172^nd
Holden	13.6 mi	2	41^st
Bradley	14.19 mi	1	260^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.

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