Elementary Schools in Calais Public Schools

Summary:

Calais Public Schools operates a single elementary school, Calais Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Located in the small city of Calais, Maine, the school faces challenges with below-average academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state as a whole.

Calais Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking decline in recent years, dropping from 160th out of 290 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 255th out of 289 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance is also concerning, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling below the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 54.89% compared to the state average of 63.84%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 34.33% compared to the state average of 49.38%.

Additionally, Calais Elementary School faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 52% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high rate of economic disadvantage may contribute to the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1, which could be a potential strength in providing more individualized attention for students.

District Detail

32 Blue Devil Hill
Calais, ME 04619

(207) 454-7561

SchoolDigger Rank:
168^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 539

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)	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	Total
Calais Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	53 Garfield Street	Calais	04619	Washington County	Calais Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 454-2000	250	27	9.2	52.8%	220 (88.0%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	18.8	255^th of 289 public elementary schools	11.8%		36.9	214^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.7%	41	54.9	34.3	$19,377

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baileyville Public Schools	7.91 mi	2	157^th
Robbinston Public Schools	8.99 mi	1
Alexander Public Schools	12.53 mi	1	153^rd
Perry Public Schools	12.75 mi	1	95^th
Pembroke Public Schools	15.45 mi	1	92^nd

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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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