Elementary Schools in Hermon Public Schools

Summary:

The Patricia A Duran School is the sole elementary school in the Hermon Public Schools district, serving grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 463 students. This standout school has consistently ranked in the top half of Maine elementary schools, reaching as high as 56th out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

The Patricia A Duran School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), exceeds the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 70.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.55% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In the same year, 70.91% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 54.61% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school's ELA and Math proficiency rates have consistently exceeded the district and state averages over the past two school years.

The school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to the district and state, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which are likely contributing factors to its strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 22.68% is lower than the district and state averages, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

District Detail

31 Billings Road
Hermon, ME 04401

(207) 848-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
55^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,345

Primary Schools: 1
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)	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
Patricia A Duran School	Public	PK, KG-4	235 Billings Road	Hermon	04401	Penobscot County	Hermon Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-4081	459	37	12.3	22.9%	427 (93.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	80.3	56^th of 289 public elementary schools	80.6%		59.1	128^th of 288 public elementary schools	55.6%	72	70.3	70.9	$18,411

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bangor Public Schools	3.83 mi	10	63^rd
Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	5.88 mi	3	68^th
Regional School Unit 22	5.92 mi	6	45^th
Brewer Public Schools	6.75 mi	2	91^st
Glenburn Public Schools	7.03 mi	1	59^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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