Best Public Schools in Vassalboro, ME

Summary:

The city of Vassalboro, Maine has only one public school, the Vassalboro Community School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Vassalboro Public Schools district.

The Vassalboro Community School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 148th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 175th out of 288 in 2023-2024 and 218th out of 290 in 2022-2023. Its current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicates it is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in the state. The school's performance on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests is mixed, with strengths in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district but weaknesses compared to the state average.

The Vassalboro Community School faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a significant population of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 34.16%. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 may be a strength that could be leveraged to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

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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
Vassalboro Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1116 Webber Pond Road	Vassalboro	04989	Kennebec County	Vassalboro Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 923-3100	423	39	10.8	40.0%	389 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	55.3	148^th of 289 public elementary schools	48.8%		47.5	175^th of 288 public elementary schools	39.2%	27	63.3	57.1	34.6	$24,435

Cities Near Vassalboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sidney	4.6 mi	1	45^th
China	6.25 mi	2	147^th
Waterville	6.88 mi	5	224^th
Winslow	8.5 mi	3	108^th
Oakland	8.89 mi	4	128^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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