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Best Elementary Schools in York County, ME

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Schools

10,879

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedEliot Elementary School3^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hollis School up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Village Elementary School-York 9 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 (2025)	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
Acton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Milton Mills Road	Acton	04001	York County	Acton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 636-2100	256	24	10.6	30.1%	242 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	38.9	204^th of 289 public elementary schools	29.4%		53.7	147^th of 288 public elementary schools	49.0%	57	55.1	48.0	45.3	$22,894
Biddeford Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-4	335 Hill Street	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-5957	357	33	10.7	66.4%	231 (64.7%)	45 (12.6%)	40 (11.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	44.5	183^rd of 289 public elementary schools	36.7%		60.8	122^nd of 288 public elementary schools	57.6%	61	58.5	53.4		$20,860
Biddeford Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	320 Hill Street	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-8285	483	41	11.8	66.9%	317 (65.6%)	67 (13.9%)	52 (10.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)								(n/a)				$20,135
Dayton Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Clarks Mills Road	Dayton	04005	York County	Dayton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-2283	128	12	10.4	35.9%	120 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	33.4	219^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.2%		46.2	182^nd of 288 public elementary schools	36.8%	37	57.4	45.9		$35,140
Horace Mitchell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7 School Lane	Kittery Point	03905	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-1707	315	33	9.5	17.1%	244 (77.5%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	72.5	78^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.3	101^st of 288 public elementary schools	64.9%	23	64.1	74.2		$24,708
C K Burns School	Public	3-5	135 Middle Street	Saco	04072	York County	Saco Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-5081	641	48	13.3	33.9%	529 (82.5%)	47 (7.3%)	29 (4.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.4%)	60.3	130^th of 289 public elementary schools	55.0%		67.1	105^th of 288 public elementary schools	63.5%	25	63.5	67.7	21.8	$18,014
Governor John Fairfield School	Public	K-2	75 Beach Street	Saco	04072	York County	Saco Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-1322	268	26	10.4	39.6%	203 (75.7%)	24 (9.0%)	9 (3.4%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)								(n/a)				$19,967
Young School	Public	K-2	36 Tasker St	Saco	04072	York County	Saco Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-7053	323	29	11.1	28.5%	248 (76.8%)	41 (12.7%)	20 (6.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)								(n/a)				$19,634
Carl J Lamb School	Public	PK, KG-4	233 Shaws Ridge Road	Springvale	04083	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-8481	436	39	11.1	58.9%	355 (81.4%)	24 (5.5%)	30 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	32.3	223^rd of 289 public elementary schools	22.8%		41.8	194^th of 288 public elementary schools	32.6%	29	47.3	53.6		$19,685
Sanford Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	708 Main Street	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-8454	383	31	12.3	71.8%	303 (79.1%)	32 (8.4%)	21 (5.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	39.9	201^st of 289 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.4	240^th of 288 public elementary schools	16.7%	39	56.9	51.7		$19,010
Margaret Chase Smith	Public	PK, KG-4	248 Twombley Rd	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-7586	396	36	10.9	54.0%	326 (82.3%)	29 (7.3%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	41.9	192^nd of 289 public elementary schools	33.6%		49.6	164^th of 288 public elementary schools	43.1%	28	58.6	51.2		$18,665
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	402	30	13.4	19.7%	366 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	81.2	51^st of 289 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	72.4	67.8		$17,858
Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1298 State Road	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-9004	282	26	10.9	17.7%	255 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	97.7	3^rd of 289 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	11^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	89.1	81.3		$23,713
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	287	24	12.0	16.7%	268 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	76.3	71.0	36.3	$20,058
H B Emery Junior Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	908 Cape Road	Limington	04049	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 637-2056	211	17	12.3	49.3%	200 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	35.3	216^th of 289 public elementary schools	25.3%		57.6	132^nd of 288 public elementary schools	54.2%	84	51.0	55.5	24.1	$18,942
Hollis School	Public	PK, KG-5	554 River Road	Hollis	04042	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 929-3838	272	22	12.5	34.6%	249 (91.5%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	45	181^st of 289 public elementary schools	37.4%		34.5	225^th of 288 public elementary schools	21.9%	44	64.2	50.0	23.9	$18,144
Buxton Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Long Plains Road	Buxton	04093	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 929-3836	552	51	10.9	48.0%	493 (89.3%)	10 (1.8%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	41.6	195^th of 289 public elementary schools	32.5%		32.1	232^nd of 288 public elementary schools	19.4%	37	62.4	50.0	18.1	$23,679
Wells Elementary School	Public	K-4	276 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-5953	563	44	12.7	23.6%	488 (86.7%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	63.8	113^th of 289 public elementary schools	60.9%		70.5	91^st of 288 public elementary schools	68.4%	22	64.9	61.1		$20,702
Village Elementary School-York	Public	PK, KG-1	124 York Street	York	03909	York County	York Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 363-4870	226	25	9.0	18.6%	207 (91.6%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)				$31,679
Coastal Ridge Elementary	Public	2-4	1 Coastal Ridge Drive	York	03909	York County	York Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 363-1800	332	33	10.0	19.6%	302 (91.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	97	6^th of 289 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.3	15^th of 288 public elementary schools	94.8%	9	84.1	85.0		$26,686
Shapleigh Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	467 Shapleigh Corner Road	Shapleigh	04076	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 636-1751	153	13	11.5	43.8%	142 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	31.7	225^th of 289 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.7	251^st of 288 public elementary schools	12.8%	26	60.9	39.1	30.0	$19,223
Waterboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Sokokis Trail	East Waterboro	04030	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 247-6126	547	44	12.4	49.4%	499 (91.2%)	7 (1.3%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	56.9	142^nd of 289 public elementary schools	50.9%		64.4	114^th of 288 public elementary schools	60.4%	28	67.4	57.0	24.7	$17,209
Lyman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39 Schoolhouse Road	Lyman	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-7228	241	20	12.0	42.7%	219 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	41.6	194^th of 289 public elementary schools	32.9%		54.7	139^th of 288 public elementary schools	51.7%	55	57.6	55.6	20.7	$19,465
Alfred Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Sanford Road	Alfred	04002	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-3831	179	16	11.1	35.2%	159 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	72.2	81^st of 289 public elementary schools	72.0%		74.9	77^th of 288 public elementary schools	73.3%	4	71.6	72.8	20.0	$20,408
Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	818 Water Street	West Newfield	04095	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 793-4100	261	28	9.2	55.2%	239 (91.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	15.9	259^th of 289 public elementary schools	10.4%		22.7	254^th of 288 public elementary schools	11.8%	5	49.6	39.8	12.8	$19,804
North Berwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Varney Road	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 676-9811	258	21	12.2	26.0%	239 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	86.6	40^th of 289 public elementary schools	86.2%		89	29^th of 288 public elementary schools	89.9%	11	72.2	80.4		$17,981
Eric L Knowlton School	Public	4	8 Noble St.	Berwick	03901	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 698-1188	204	20	10.4	36.3%	181 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.7	60.7	24.6	$21,010
Vivian E Hussey School	Public	PK, KG-3	20 Blackberry Hill Road	Berwick	03901	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 698-4465	370	33	11.3	35.9%	308 (83.2%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	49.7	167^th of 289 public elementary schools	42.2%		51.5	156^th of 288 public elementary schools	45.8%	11	58.2	58.2		$19,224
Hanson School	Public	PK, KG-3	53 Upper Guinea Road	Lebanon	04027	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 457-1299	267	23	11.6	40.8%	248 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	63.3	114^th of 289 public elementary schools	60.6%		84	42^nd of 288 public elementary schools	85.4%	72	62.3	64.9		$19,407
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Upper Guinea Road	Lebanon	04027	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(207) 457-1126	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mildred L Day School	Public	K-5	600 Limerick Road	Arundel	04046	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 284-4677	224	20	11.3	23.2%	198 (88.4%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.8%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	91.4	21^st of 289 public elementary schools	92.7%		80.6	51^st of 288 public elementary schools	82.3%	30	87.0	80.6	38.9	$25,534
Kennebunk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	177 Alewive Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-4402	378	32	11.9	15.3%	345 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)				$25,056
Kennebunkport Consolidated School	Public	K-5	25 School Street	Kennebunkport	04046	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 967-2121	199	20	10.0	12.6%	181 (91.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	93.2	17^th of 289 public elementary schools	94.1%		97.4	3^rd of 288 public elementary schools	99.0%	14	91.8	81.2	40.0	$27,447
Sea Road School	Public	3-5	29 Sea Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1105	308	24	12.6	15.3%	268 (87.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	88.8	32^nd of 289 public elementary schools	88.9%		87.8	34^th of 288 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	79.2	85.1	39.1	$23,274
Jameson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	20 Jameson Hill Road	Old Orchard Beach	04064	York County	Regional School Unit 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 934-2891	177	17	10.3	30.5%	145 (81.9%)	8 (4.5%)	7 (4.0%)	8 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)				$28,893

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