Best Public Schools in West Bath, ME

Summary:

The city of West Bath, Maine is home to a single exceptional elementary school, the West Bath School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 97 students. The school is part of the West Bath Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 177 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The West Bath School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 25 elementary schools in Maine and maintaining a perfect 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (84.62%) and Mathematics (71.79%) are significantly higher than the state averages (65.43% and 47.21%, respectively) and the district average (68.38% and 48.72%). Additionally, the school boasts an impressive student-teacher ratio of 6.9, suggesting a high level of individual attention and support for students.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is higher than the state average, it is still relatively low. Furthermore, only 21.65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low level of economic disadvantage. These factors, combined with the school's exceptional academic performance, suggest that the West Bath School is providing an excellent education to its students and could serve as a model for other schools in the region and state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
West Bath School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 New Meadows Road	West Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	West Bath Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-9145	97	14	6.9	21.6%	94 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.1	14^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.1%		91.9	20^th of 290 public elementary schools	93.1%	6	84.6	71.8	$38,061

Cities Near West Bath

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bath	0.47 mi	5	153^rd
Woolwich	2.85 mi	1	82^nd
Brunswick	6.37 mi	5	57^th
Topsham	6.88 mi	4	67^th
Harpswell	6.93 mi	1	119^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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