Millinocket Public Schools

Summary:

The Millinocket Public Schools district in Maine operates two schools: Stearns Junior-Senior High School and Granite Street School. These schools serve a student population with significant economic needs, as indicated by the high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Stearns Junior-Senior High School stands out for its relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and strong performance in English Language Arts proficiency, outpacing the district and state averages. In contrast, Granite Street School excels in Mathematics and Science proficiency, also surpassing the district and state benchmarks.

Both schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 23.4% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. While the schools maintain a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Maine schools, their rankings have fluctuated over the years, with Stearns Junior-Senior High School ranking 46th out of 119 Maine high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and Granite Street School ranking 99th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the same year.

District Detail

199 State Street
Millinocket, ME 04462

(207) 723-6400

SchoolDigger Rank:
61^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 438

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
Granite Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 Granite Street	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 723-6426	209	20	10.2	68.9%	196 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	67.3	99^th of 289 public elementary schools	65.7%		67.2	104^th of 288 public elementary schools	63.9%	5	67.0	61.7	41.4	$21,251
Stearns Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	199 State St	Millinocket	04462	Penobscot County	Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 723-6430	229	20	11.6	65.9%	213 (93.0%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	44.1	46^th of 119 public high schools	61.3%		49.9	44^th of 121 public high schools	63.6%	2	68.6	39.7	33.3	$24,378

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Millinocket Public Schools	6.6 mi	2	44^th
Medway Public Schools	7.7 mi	1	137^th
Regional School Unit 67	21.53 mi	3	121^st
Lincoln-Region 3	22.2 mi	1
Regional School Unit 50	22.72 mi	3

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.