Mount Desert Public Schools

Summary:

The Mount Desert Public Schools district in Maine is home to a single standout school, Mt Desert Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 159 students enrolled. This school is consistently ranked among the top 10-15% of elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic outcomes and a strong focus on student engagement.

Mt Desert Elementary School has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent performance. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (83.16% vs 63.84%) and Mathematics (73.68% vs 49.38%). Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is lower than the state average, suggesting strong student engagement. With a low student-teacher ratio of 7.6, the school is able to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

Overall, Mount Desert Public Schools is home to an exceptional educational institution in Mt Desert Elementary School, which consistently delivers outstanding academic outcomes and fosters a positive school climate for its students.

District Detail

1081 Eagle Lake Rd
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

(207) 288-5040

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 161

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
Mt Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Joy Road	Northeast Harbor	04662	Hancock County	Mount Desert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 276-3348	161	22	7.3	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	90.6	25^th of 289 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.4	31^st of 288 public elementary schools	89.2%	6	83.2	73.7	45.5	$36,321

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Harbor Public Schools	1.84 mi	1	42^nd
Cranberry Isles Public Schools	3.32 mi	1
Tremont Public Schools	3.94 mi	1	81^st
Mt Desert Central School District	5.49 mi	1	17^th
Bar Harbor Public Schools	7.51 mi	1	1^st

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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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