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Best Public Schools in Hancock County, ME

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Schools

5,938

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedConners-Emerson School4^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Airline Community School up 133 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pemetic Elementary School 5.4 students per teacher

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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 (2025)
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
Airline Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 Great Pond Road	Aurora	04408	Hancock County	Airline Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-5002	30	5	5.7	70.0%	29 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66	106^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.3%		28.5	239^th of 288 public elementary schools	17.0%	133	68.4	57.9		$31,927
Conners-Emerson School	Public	K-8	11 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Bar Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-3631	346	45	7.6	20.8%	286 (82.7%)	18 (5.2%)	11 (3.2%)	14 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	97.6	4^th of 289 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.8	10^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	86.2	83.7	65.6	$27,495
Blue Hill Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	60 High Street	Blue Hill	04614	Hancock County	Blue Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 374-2202	256	30	8.5	39.5%	246 (96.1%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.2	22^nd of 289 public elementary schools	92.4%		83.7	43^rd of 288 public elementary schools	85.1%	21	83.9	69.0	56.0	$22,733
Brooklin School	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School Street	Brooklin	04616	Hancock County	Brooklin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-2133	57	6	8.9	56.1%	52 (91.2%)	3 (5.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.1	35^th of 289 public elementary schools	87.9%		63.9	115^th of 288 public elementary schools	60.1%	80		70.0		$33,644
Brooksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1527 Coastal Road	Brooksville	04617	Hancock County	Brooksville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-8500	42	9	4.9	54.8%	37 (88.1%)	1 (2.4%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	169^th of 289 public elementary schools	41.5%		53.7	146^th of 288 public elementary schools	49.3%	23	75.0	35.0		$42,455
Adams School	Public	PK, KG-8	27 School Street	Castine	04421	Hancock County	Castine Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-8608	45	9	4.8	17.8%	43 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.3	5^th of 289 public elementary schools	98.3%		92.4	18^th of 288 public elementary schools	93.8%	13		81.8		$37,385
Cranberry Isles School	Public	K-8	251 Cranberry Road	Cranberry Isles	04625	Hancock County	Cranberry Isles Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 244-3765	5	2	2.7		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$103,709
Dedham School	Public	PK, KG-8	2065 Main Road	Dedham	04429	Hancock County	Dedham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 843-6498	167	15	10.9	24.0%	155 (92.8%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	80.6	55^th of 289 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.3	54^th of 288 public elementary schools	81.3%	1	81.8	58.2	50.0	$19,596
Deer Isle-Stonington High School	Public	9-12	251 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 348-2303	94	12	8.0	48.9%	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.9	74^th of 119 public high schools	37.8%		44.4	55^th of 121 public high schools	54.5%	19	57.1	52.4	25.0	$30,010
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	249 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 348-6301	249	27	9.1	58.6%	240 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	263^rd of 289 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.9	272^nd of 288 public elementary schools	5.6%	9	55.5	27.1	16.3	$24,763
Ellsworth High School	Public	9-12	24 Lejok Street	Ellsworth	04605	Hancock County	Ellsworth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 667-4722	521	41	12.6	45.9%	446 (85.6%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.0%)	54.2	32^nd of 119 public high schools	73.1%		51.3	41^st of 121 public high schools	66.1%	9	64.6	54.1	37.1	$19,145
Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Forrest Avenue	Ellsworth	04605	Hancock County	Ellsworth Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-6241	740	70	10.6	55.5%	625 (84.5%)	22 (3.0%)	29 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.0%)	47.1	177^th of 289 public elementary schools	38.8%		41.4	195^th of 288 public elementary schools	32.3%	18	66.7	43.8	37.7	$21,491
Hancock Grammar School	Public	K-8	33 Cemetery Road	Hancock	04640	Hancock County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-6231	188	23	8.1	66.0%	172 (91.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	47.7	175^th of 289 public elementary schools	39.4%		43.2	191^st of 288 public elementary schools	33.7%	16	66.9	42.3	42.5	$26,703
Lamoine Consolidated School	Public	K-8	53 Lamoine Beach Road	Lamoine	04605	Hancock County	Lamoine Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-8578	137	12	11.0	34.3%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	93.3	15^th of 289 public elementary schools	94.8%		87.8	35^th of 288 public elementary schools	87.8%	20	84.0	81.0	47.4	$22,407
Frenchboro Elementary School	Public	K-8	22 High Road	Frenchboro	04635	Hancock County	Frenchboro Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 334-2944	2	1	1.6		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$67,681
Mt Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Joy Road	Northeast Harbor	04662	Hancock County	Mount Desert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 276-3348	161	22	7.3	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	90.6	25^th of 289 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.4	31^st of 288 public elementary schools	89.2%	6	83.2	73.7	45.5	$33,088
Mt Desert Island High School	Public	9-12	1081 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Mt Desert Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-5011	453	55	8.2	27.4%	395 (87.2%)	13 (2.9%)	17 (3.8%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	82.9	10^th of 119 public high schools	91.6%		88.4	4^th of 121 public high schools	96.7%	6	76.5	61.5	53.5	$31,432
Beech Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Otis Road	Otis	04605	Hancock County	Otis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 537-2203	70	7	9.7	34.3%	68 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	34.2	218^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.5	246^th of 288 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	62.0	28.0	47.4	$25,211
Penobscot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 North Penobscot Road	Penobscot	04476	Hancock County	Penobscot Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-9421	65	9	7.0	44.6%	60 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	93.9	14^th of 289 public elementary schools	95.2%		91.5	21^st of 288 public elementary schools	92.7%	7	88.1	71.4	58.3	$29,113
Swans Island Elementary School	Public	K-8	116 Rose Hill Road	Swans Island	04685	Hancock County	Maine School Admin District 76	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 526-4300	29	5	6.4	48.3%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)								(n/a)				$38,846
Sedgwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	272 Snows Cove RD	Sedgwick	04676	Hancock County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-5002	67	8	8.3	52.2%	62 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	37.7	208^th of 289 public elementary schools	28.0%		38.8	205^th of 288 public elementary schools	28.8%	3	59.6	51.1	21.7	$35,695
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	$41,604
Surry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	754 N. Bend Road	Surry	04684	Hancock County	Surry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-9358	134	15	9.2	32.1%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80.6	54^th of 289 public elementary schools	81.3%		51	157^th of 288 public elementary schools	45.5%	103	78.0	60.4	50.0	$20,554
Tremont Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 Tremont Road	Bass Harbor	04653	Hancock County	Tremont Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-7777	127	19	6.6	46.5%	125 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.9	133^rd of 289 public elementary schools	54.0%		35.7	221^st of 288 public elementary schools	23.3%	88	70.7	48.8	42.1	$40,250
Trenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 School Road	Trenton	04605	Hancock County	Trenton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-8447	120	18	6.8	35.8%	107 (89.2%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	78.8	61^st of 289 public elementary schools	78.9%		59.5	127^th of 288 public elementary schools	55.9%	66	79.8	57.0	52.0	$35,645
Sumner Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 422-3510	214	20	10.5	50.5%	185 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	47.3	42^nd of 119 public high schools	64.7%		51.1	42^nd of 121 public high schools	65.3%		73.9	50.0	22.5	$25,542
Cave Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Eastbrook Road	Eastbrook	04634	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 565-3638	61	9	6.7	50.8%	50 (82.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	54.2	154^th of 289 public elementary schools	46.7%		77.8	61^st of 288 public elementary schools	78.8%	93	72.0	44.0		$29,622
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-5	542 Bert Gray Road	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-3200	152	17	8.9	57.2%	136 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)	37.5	210^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.3%		56.5	135^th of 288 public elementary schools	53.1%	75	52.7	54.1		$28,401
Peninsula School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Main Street	Prospect Harbor	04669	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 963-2003	65	11	5.9	66.2%	61 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	214^th of 289 public elementary schools	26.0%		43.4	189^th of 288 public elementary schools	34.4%	25	54.1	51.4		$38,396
Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 422-3510	147	16	9.0	57.8%	133 (90.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	24.2	76^th of 91 public middle schools	16.5%		18.2	85^th of 92 public middle schools	7.6%	9	59.2	21.0	38.3	$25,588
Bucksport High School	Public	9-12	102 Broadway	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	No	(207) 469-6650	361	28	13.0	49.6%	320 (88.6%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	37.9	64^th of 119 public high schools	46.2%		56	31^st of 121 public high schools	74.4%	33	50.0	47.6	40.8	$17,702
G Herbert Jewett School	Public	PK-K	66 Bridge St	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 469-6644	98	10	9.8	55.1%	94 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)				$21,046
Bucksport Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Miles Lane	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 469-6647	292	27	10.7	54.1%	269 (92.1%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	11	89^th of 91 public middle schools	2.2%		35.3	60^th of 92 public middle schools	34.8%	29	50.7	29.5	18.1	$18,180
Miles Lane School	Public	1-4	52 Miles Ln	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 469-6666	316	27	11.8	60.8%	284 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	45.6	179^th of 289 public elementary schools	38.1%		38.9	204^th of 288 public elementary schools	29.2%	25	59.7	52.8		$17,880

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.