Elementary Schools in Castine Public Schools

Summary:

The Castine Public Schools district in Maine is home to a single exceptional elementary school, the Adams School, which serves grades PK-8 and has consistently ranked among the top 2% of elementary schools in the state.

The Adams School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) that significantly exceed the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating consistently high performance. Additionally, the school has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and an exceptionally low free/reduced lunch rate of 5.56%, suggesting a relatively affluent student population.

With a student-teacher ratio of just 5.7, the Adams School provides a highly personalized educational experience for its 54 students. The school's exceptional performance and favorable metrics make it a standout within the Castine Public Schools district and the state of Maine, offering families a transformative educational opportunity for their children.

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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