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Best Public Schools in Lincoln County, ME

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Schools

3,418

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBristol Consolidated School7^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Whitefield Elementary School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wiscasset Elementary School 7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Southport Central School

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Boothbay Region Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	238 Townsend Avenue	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 633-5097	307	35	8.8	44.3%	279 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	60.3	131^st of 289 public elementary schools	54.7%		53.5	149^th of 288 public elementary schools	48.3%	18	68.9	52.4	40.6	$26,539
Boothbay Region High School	Public	9-12	51 Emery Drive	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 633-2421	172	20	8.4	45.9%	167 (97.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	66.1	18^th of 119 public high schools	84.9%		48.8	47^th of 121 public high schools	61.2%	29	69.7	50.0	47.7	$31,292
Bristol Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	2153 Bristol Rd	Pemaquid	04558	Lincoln County	Bristol Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 677-2678	189	18	10.6	29.6%	179 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	96.7	7^th of 289 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.4	12^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.8%	5	86.5	77.8	75.0	$26,501
Edgecomb Eddy School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Emery Drive	Edgecomb	04556	Lincoln County	Edgecomb Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 882-5515	113	11	10.1	46.9%	106 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	69.4	91^st of 289 public elementary schools	68.5%		75	75^th of 288 public elementary schools	74.0%	16	69.1	60.0		$25,657
Great Salt Bay Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	559 Main St	Damariscotta	04543	Lincoln County	Great Salt Bay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 563-3091	397	37	10.8	39.3%	362 (91.2%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	66	105^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.7%		67.8	99^th of 288 public elementary schools	65.6%	6	68.3	54.0	57.7	$20,101
Jefferson Village School	Public	K-8	48 Washington Rd	Jefferson	04348	Lincoln County	Jefferson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7491	215	19	11.5	38.1%	208 (96.7%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41.8	193^rd of 289 public elementary schools	33.2%		49.2	167^th of 288 public elementary schools	42.0%	26	61.8	40.9	51.1	$26,239
Monhegan School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Monhegan Avenue	Monhegan	04852	Lincoln County	Monhegan Plt School Dept	No	No	No	No	(207) 594-5895	3	1	2.5		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)				$80,800
Nobleboro Central School	Public	K-8	194 Center Street	Nobleboro	04555	Lincoln County	Nobleboro Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 563-3437	140	14	10.1	40.7%	131 (93.6%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	87.6	36^th of 289 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.5	47^th of 288 public elementary schools	83.7%	11	74.5	72.3	59.4	$25,638
Medomak Valley High School	Public	9-12	320 Manktown Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5380	561	42	13.5	51.5%	527 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	37.1	67^th of 119 public high schools	43.7%		56.4	29^th of 121 public high schools	76.0%	38	51.2	46.5	39.8	$20,161
Miller School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Kalers Corner Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 832-2103	361	35	10.3	62.6%	329 (91.1%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	27.1	237^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.0%		27	245^th of 288 public elementary schools	14.9%	8	59.1	39.9	16.7	$22,898
Medomak Middle School	Public	7-8	318 Manktown Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5028	259	25	10.4	60.2%	240 (92.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	25.4	74^th of 91 public middle schools	18.7%		25.6	77^th of 92 public middle schools	16.3%	3	53.0	33.6	43.3	$24,060
South Bristol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2024 State Route 129	South Bristol	04568	Lincoln County	South Bristol Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 644-8177	63	9	7.1	39.7%	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	74.9	75^th of 289 public elementary schools	74.0%		97.2	4^th of 288 public elementary schools	98.6%	71	71.4	62.1		$36,951
Southport Central School	Public	K-6	438 Hendricks Hill Road	Southport	04576	Lincoln County	Southport Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 633-3132	16	4	3.6	31.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.1	100^th of 289 public elementary schools	65.4%					(n/a)		58.3		$58,263
Wiscasset Middle/High School	Public	6-12	225 Gardiner Road	Wiscasset	04578	Lincoln County	Wiscasset Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 882-7722	198	28	7.1	47.0%	178 (89.9%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	18.2	102^nd of 119 public high schools	14.3%		16.6	107^th of 121 public high schools	11.6%	5	55.3	31.0	25.6	$62,859
Wiscasset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	83 Federal Street	Wiscasset	04578	Lincoln County	Wiscasset Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 882-7767	166	24	7.0	52.4%	156 (94.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	61.9	122^nd of 289 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.7	121^st of 288 public elementary schools	58.0%	1	66.7	56.8		$31,295
Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Cedar Grove Road	Dresden	04342	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 737-2559	74	12	6.2	52.7%	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	84.1	46^th of 289 public elementary schools	84.1%		92.8	16^th of 288 public elementary schools	94.4%	30	79.3	65.5	45.5	$29,474
Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Army Road	Whitefield	04353	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7691	184	16	11.5	57.1%	175 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	82.8	48^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.4%		65.4	109^th of 288 public elementary schools	62.2%	61	82.6	59.5	52.8	$25,358

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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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