Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 02

Summary:

Regional School Unit 02 in Maine is home to three elementary schools serving grades K-5: Monmouth Memorial School, Hall-Dale Elementary School, and Dresden Elementary School. Among these schools, Dresden Elementary stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dresden Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its significantly higher test scores compared to the district and state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.31% of Dresden Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 68.01% for Regional School Unit 02 and 63.84% for the state. Additionally, the school boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.2, which may contribute to its exceptional academic performance.

While the other two schools, Monmouth Memorial School and Hall-Dale Elementary School, have more mixed results, they still offer valuable educational opportunities within the district. Notably, all three schools share the same chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average and an area that the district may need to address. Overall, the data highlights the importance of examining individual school-level performance to identify standout institutions, such as Dresden Elementary, within a larger school district.

District Detail

7 Reed Street
Hallowell, ME 04347

(207) 622-6351

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,436

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
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
Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Cedar Grove Road	Dresden	04342	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 737-2559	74	12	6.2	52.7%	73 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	84.1	46^th of 289 public elementary schools	84.1%		92.8	16^th of 288 public elementary schools	94.4%	30	79.3	65.5	45.5	$27,365
Monmouth Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Academy Rd	Monmouth	04259	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 933-9002	363	38	9.6	38.8%	331 (91.2%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	55.5	147^th of 289 public elementary schools	49.1%		53	152^nd of 288 public elementary schools	47.2%	5	68.6	48.0	41.9	$14,819
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	311	31	10.1	37.9%	272 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	68.5	95^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.1%		59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%	31	71.0	57.9	40.4	$21,322

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	3.34 mi	6	72^nd
Richmond Public Schools	4.17 mi	3
Regional School Unit 12	8.14 mi	8	49^th
Wiscasset Public Schools	8.16 mi	5
Edgecomb Public Schools	10.71 mi	1	50^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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