Elementary Schools in Southwest Harbor Public Schools

Summary:

Southwest Harbor Public Schools is home to a single elementary school, Pemetic Elementary School, which serves students from preschool through 6th grade. Located in the coastal town of Southwest Harbor, Maine, Pemetic Elementary is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 27% of elementary schools in the state.

Pemetic Elementary School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 72.06% of students proficient 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 maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent high performance, and has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 5.7 to 1, providing students with individualized attention and support.

While Pemetic Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 21.31%, suggesting a relatively affluent student population, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is higher than the state average, which may warrant further investigation to ensure that all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.

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

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Mount Desert Public Schools	1.84 mi	1	18^th
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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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