Kittery Public Schools

Summary:

The Kittery Public Schools district in Maine consists of three schools: Horace Mitchell Primary School (elementary), Shapleigh School (middle), and Robert W Traip Academy (high school). The district serves students in the Kittery area and has a mix of strong and underperforming schools.

Horace Mitchell Primary School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Maine elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school excels in math, with 74.24% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Shapleigh School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 30th to 52nd out of 91 Maine middle schools, which may be attributed to its high student-teacher ratio.

Across the district, English Language Arts proficiency rates are generally higher than Math and Science proficiency rates. However, all three schools in the Kittery Public Schools district have a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average and may be a contributing factor to the overall academic performance. The district should focus on addressing this issue and replicating the success of Horace Mitchell Primary School in math instruction to improve outcomes across the district.

District Detail

200 Rogers Road
Kittery, ME 03904

(207) 475-1334

SchoolDigger Rank:
87^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 966

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)	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
Shapleigh School	Public	4-8	43 Stevenson Road	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-2572	357	41	8.7	24.4%	296 (82.9%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	37.5	52^nd of 91 public middle schools	42.9%		49.4	39^th of 92 public middle schools	57.6%	13	64.7	36.1	35.4	$27,716
Horace Mitchell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7 School Lane	Kittery Point	03905	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-1707	315	33	9.5	17.1%	244 (77.5%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	72.5	78^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.3	101^st of 288 public elementary schools	64.9%	23	64.1	74.2		$31,083
Robert W Traip Academy	Public	9-12	12 Williams Avenue	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1121	294	30	9.8	20.1%	229 (77.9%)	7 (2.4%)	30 (10.2%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	31.9	79^th of 119 public high schools	33.6%		40.2	63^rd of 121 public high schools	47.9%	16	60.9	45.3	24.7	$29,337

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	2.36 mi	5	21^st
York Public Schools	4.62 mi	4	14^th
Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	11.35 mi	7
Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	16.08 mi	3	37^th
Regional School Unit 21	21.06 mi	6	10^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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