Hope Public Schools

Summary:

Hope Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that serves the town of Hope. The district has just one school, Hope Elementary School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. With a total enrollment of 137 students, Hope Elementary is a standout institution, ranking in the top 18% of Maine elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Hope Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.05% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 63.84%, and 67.07% were proficient in Math, compared to 49.38% statewide. The school's science proficiency rate of 36.67% is also slightly above the state average of 36.18%. Additionally, Hope Elementary boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 7.6 to 1, well below the state average.

Overall, Hope Public Schools and its sole school, Hope Elementary, are delivering a high-quality education to their students. The school's consistent academic excellence, small class sizes, and positive school climate make it a standout institution within the state of Maine, and a model for other schools to emulate.

District Detail

2561 Atlantic Highway
Lincolnville, ME 04849

(207) 763-3818

SchoolDigger Rank:
29^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 140

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
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
Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Highfield Road	Hope	04847	Knox County	Hope Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 785-4081	140	18	8.0	32.1%	140 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.9	52^nd of 289 public elementary schools	82.0%		77	66^th of 288 public elementary schools	77.1%	14	78.1	67.1	36.7	$33,535

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	1.66 mi	7	82^nd
Appleton Public Schools	4.12 mi	1	69^th
Five Town Central School District	6.55 mi	1	12^th
Regional School Unit 28/Maine School Admin District 28	6.8 mi	2	26^th
Lincolnville Public Schools	7.42 mi	1	20^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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