Southwest Harbor Public Schools

Summary:

The Southwest Harbor Public Schools district in Maine consists of a single school, Pemetic Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 122 students. Despite being the only school in the district, Pemetic Elementary is a standout performer, ranking 77th out of 289 Maine elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pemetic Elementary School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 72.06% in ELA, 55.88% in Math, and 66.67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past two school years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement.

One of the standout features of Pemetic Elementary School is its very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7 to 1, indicating a high level of individual attention and support for students. Additionally, 21.31% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school serves a diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status.

District Detail

1081 Eagle Lake Rd
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

(207) 288-5040

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 127

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
Pemetic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	327 Main Street	Southwest Harbor	04679	Hancock County	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-5502	127	23	5.4	38.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	72.7	77^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.4%		57.4	133^rd of 288 public elementary schools	53.8%	56	72.1	55.9	66.7	$44,692

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Desert Public Schools	1.84 mi	1	18^th
Tremont Public Schools	2.23 mi	1	81^st
Cranberry Isles Public Schools	3.66 mi	1
Mt Desert Central School District	6.44 mi	1	17^th
Maine School Admin District 76	8.21 mi	1

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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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