Athens Public Schools

Summary:

The Athens Public Schools district in Maine is home to a single elementary school, Athens Community School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 111 students.

Athens Community School stands out as a top-performing school within the district and the state of Maine. The school has consistently ranked highly, placing 18th out of 290 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 73rd out of 288 schools in 2023-2024. With a 4-5 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school demonstrates strong academic performance, outpacing the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. Additionally, the school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 9:1 suggests a more personalized learning environment for students.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024. Additionally, a significant portion of the student population, 64.86%, receives free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic need within the community. These factors may impact student learning and outcomes, and could be areas for the school and district to focus on improving.

District Detail

8 Fox Hill Road
Athens, ME 04912

(207) 924-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 105

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
Athens Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Fox Hill Road	Athens	04912	Somerset County	Athens Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 654-2561	105	12	8.7	67.6%	103 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	68.6	94^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.5%		75.5	73^rd of 288 public elementary schools	74.7%	21	72.9	58.6	34.6	$22,546

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Community Regional Charter School	2.57 mi	3	176^th
Harmony Public Schools	7.08 mi	1	73^rd
Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	9.01 mi	4	124^th
Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	10.5 mi	8	103^rd
Regional School Unit 19	11.42 mi	5	134^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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