South Bristol Public Schools

Summary:

The South Bristol Public Schools district in Maine has one standout school, South Bristol Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 59 students enrolled. The district is ranked 40 out of 176 districts in Maine and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

South Bristol Elementary School is a high-performing school, ranking 4th out of 288 Maine elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 22nd out of 290 in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 71.43% of students proficient or better in ELA and 62.07% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 63.84% and 49.38%, respectively. The school's exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6.7 is likely a contributing factor to its strong academic performance.

While the school's academic achievements are impressive, it does face some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state would like to see. Additionally, 33.9% of the school's students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite these challenges, South Bristol Elementary School remains a standout institution within the South Bristol Public Schools district, consistently delivering high-quality education to its diverse student population.

District Detail

2024 State Route 129
South Bristol, ME 04568

(207) 506-3044

SchoolDigger Rank:
40^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 63

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)	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	Total
South Bristol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2024 State Route 129	South Bristol	04568	Lincoln County	South Bristol Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 644-8177	63	9	7.1	39.7%	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	74.9	75^th of 289 public elementary schools	74.0%		97.2	4^th of 288 public elementary schools	98.6%	71	71.4	62.1	$38,247

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	3.47 mi	2	48^th
Bristol Public Schools	3.61 mi	1	4^th
Southport Public Schools	6.59 mi	1	57^th
Edgecomb Public Schools	9.56 mi	1	50^th
Georgetown Public Schools	10.82 mi	1	100^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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