Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35 is home to three exceptional elementary schools: Central School, Eliot Elementary School, and Marshwood Great Works School. These schools have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with Eliot Elementary and Marshwood Great Works standing out as top-tier institutions within the district and the state of Maine.

Eliot Elementary School is a standout performer, ranking among the top 3-11 elementary schools in Maine over the past three school years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, Eliot Elementary had the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (89.06%) and Mathematics (81.25%) compared to the district and state averages. Marshwood Great Works School has also demonstrated excellent performance, ranking among the top 16-30 elementary schools in Maine and showing particularly strong results in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates around 70-76% in recent years.

While all three schools have maintained strong academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state levels, the district as a whole faces the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, which stood at 23.4% across all three schools in the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area that may require further investigation and intervention to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed. Overall, the elementary schools within Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35 are delivering high-quality education, with Eliot Elementary and Marshwood Great Works standing out as exceptional performers.

District Detail

180 Depot Road
Eliot, ME 03903

(207) 439-2438

SchoolDigger Rank:
21^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,120

Primary Schools: 3
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
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	402	30	13.4	19.7%	366 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	81.2	51^st of 289 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	72.4	67.8		$20,061
Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1298 State Road	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-9004	282	26	10.9	17.7%	255 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	97.7	3^rd of 289 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	11^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	89.1	81.3		$23,886
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	287	24	12.0	16.7%	268 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	76.3	71.0	36.3	$22,271

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	2.58 mi	7
Kittery Public Schools	8.84 mi	3	87^th
York Public Schools	9.59 mi	4	14^th
Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	12.41 mi	3	37^th
Sanford Public Schools	13.28 mi	6	142^nd

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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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