Castine Public Schools

Summary:

Castine Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that is home to just one standout elementary school, Adams School. This PK-8 school serves 54 students and is ranked in the top 2% of elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years. The Castine Public Schools district itself is also highly ranked, coming in at #2 out of 176 districts in Maine.

Adams School's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to the state average. In 2023-2024, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 80%, well above the state's 47.21%. In English Language Arts, Adams School's proficiency rate was 77.78%, compared to 65.43% statewide. The school also boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7 to 1, suggesting a highly personalized learning environment.

While Adams School's low free/reduced lunch rate of 5.56% may raise questions about equity and access, the school's overall performance and consistent high ratings indicate that it is providing a top-quality education to its students. The Castine Public Schools district and Adams School in particular appear to be standout educational institutions worthy of further exploration and potential replication of their best practices.

District Detail

20 Hinckley Ridge Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04614

(207) 374-9927

SchoolDigger Rank:
2^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 45

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Mathematics All Grades	Total
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	$29,085

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooksville Public Schools	2.13 mi	1	106^th
Penobscot Public Schools	6.98 mi	1	7^th
Sedgwick Public Schools	6.99 mi	1	135^th
Regional School Unit 20	7.97 mi	11
Northport Public Schools	8.88 mi	1	6^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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