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Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 71

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At a glance

DistrictRegional School Unit 7197^th of 176 Maine districtsFull district overview →

Schools

590

Students

Top rankedAmes Elementary School65^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ames Elementary School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Captain Albert W. Stevens School 10 students per teacher

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Summary:

Regional School Unit 71 in Maine is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from grades K-5. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools within the district, with Captain Albert W. Stevens School and Ames Elementary School standing out as the top-performing institutions.

Ames Elementary School is the clear standout, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Maine with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 72.04% and 75.27% of students meeting or exceeding standards, respectively. Captain Albert W. Stevens School also performs well above the district and state averages, maintaining a 3-star rating and ranking between 96th and 112th out of 288-290 Maine elementary schools over the past 3 years.

While the district as a whole struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, the data reveals significant variation in other key metrics, such as free and reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios. East Belfast School has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 70.11%, while Ames Elementary School and Captain Albert W. Stevens School have relatively lower rates at 43.41% and 44.13%, respectively. These differences may impact the resources and support available to students across the Regional School Unit 71 district.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Gladys Weymouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2 South Main Street	Morrill	04952	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 342-5300	79	7	12.1	63.3%	71 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)				$23,600
Ames Elementary School	Public	2-5	165 New England Road	Searsmont	04973	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 342-5100	122	10	11.9	56.6%	115 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	78.2	65^th of 289 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.9	76^th of 288 public elementary schools	73.6%	11	72.0	75.3	31.0	$24,613
Captain Albert W. Stevens School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Elementary Avenue	Belfast	04915	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 338-3510	232	23	10.0	53.0%	201 (86.6%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	65.5	108^th of 289 public elementary schools	62.6%		68.7	96^th of 288 public elementary schools	66.7%	12	66.1	67.7	31.5	$27,255
East Belfast School	Public	PK, KG-2	14 Swan Lake Avenue	Belfast	04915	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 338-4420	99	10	10.4	73.7%	88 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)				$26,389
Kermit S Nickerson School	Public	3-5	18 Townhouse Road	Swanville	04915	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 71	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 338-1858	58	6	10.0	70.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	56	146^th of 289 public elementary schools	49.5%		51.6	155^th of 288 public elementary schools	46.2%	9	65.5	53.5		$25,277

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 20	0.01 mi	11
Northport Public Schools	3.18 mi	1	6^th
Waldo-Region 7	4.47 mi	1
Lincolnville Public Schools	9.18 mi	1	20^th
Castine Public Schools	11.38 mi	1	2^nd

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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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