Elementary Schools in Brunswick Public Schools

Summary:

The Brunswick Public Schools district in Maine is home to two strong-performing elementary schools: Kate Furbish Elementary School and Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary. Both schools have consistently high statewide rankings, with Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary maintaining a 4 out of 5 star rating for the past three years and outperforming the district and state in academic proficiency.

While both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4%, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary has a slightly lower free and reduced lunch rate of 27.36% compared to Kate Furbish Elementary's 30.88%. Additionally, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance.

Overall, the data suggests that both elementary schools in the Brunswick Public Schools district are performing well, with Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary standing out as a consistently high-achieving school. However, there may be opportunities for improvement at Kate Furbish Elementary, where the statewide ranking and star rating have fluctuated more over the years.

District Detail

20 Barrows Street
Brunswick, ME 04011

(207) 319-1911

SchoolDigger Rank:
41^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,413

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Kate Furbish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	75 Jordan Ave	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 319-1970	616	51	12.0	37.2%	483 (78.4%)	33 (5.4%)	36 (5.8%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)								(n/a)				$23,768
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Public	3-5	44 McKeen Street	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1960	531	48	11.1	38.8%	433 (81.5%)	24 (4.5%)	22 (4.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	75.4	72^nd of 289 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.4	69^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.0%	3	72.2	68.3	33.9	$24,049

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brunswick-Region 10	0.94 mi	1
Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	2.03 mi	7	36^th
Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	5.97 mi	8	86^th
West Bath Public Schools	5.97 mi	1	28^th
Regional School Unit 05	6.56 mi	6	24^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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