Best Elementary Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
71	Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	489	40	12.2	37.6%	265 (54.2%)	129 (26.4%)	27 (5.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	$22,563	76	68.9	95	24	230993000272
72	Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Public	3-5	44 McKeen Street	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1960	531	48	11.1	38.8%	433 (81.5%)	24 (4.5%)	22 (4.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$24,049	75.4	76.4	69	3	230378023129
73	Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	65 School Street	Stratton	04982	Franklin County	Eustis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 246-2283	97	12	8.4	27.8%	92 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$29,235	75.3	48.3	171	98	231481801035
74	China Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	763 Lakeview Drive	China	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 445-1550	242	20	12.1	39.7%	227 (93.8%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$20,124	75	54.1	142	68	231477901043
75	South Bristol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2024 State Route 129	South Bristol	04568	Lincoln County	South Bristol Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 644-8177	63	9	7.1	39.7%	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$38,247	74.9	97.2	4	71	231230000572
76	Holden School	Public	2-4	590 Main Road	Holden	04429	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 63/Maine School Admin District 63	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 843-7828	149	14	10.8	40.9%	137 (91.9%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$22,779	74.6	86.2	39	37	231447000722
77	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%)	$44,692	72.7	57.4	133	56	231239000589
78	Horace Mitchell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7 School Lane	Kittery Point	03905	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-1707	315	33	9.5	17.1%	244 (77.5%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	$31,083	72.5	67.3	101	23	230714000183
79	New Suncook School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Main Street	Lovell	04051	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 925-6711	97	9	11.1	68.0%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$25,058	72.4	61.7	120	41	231476500807
80	Steep Falls Elementary School	Public	K-5	781 Boundary Road	Steep Falls	04085	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 675-3321	85	7	11.6	41.2%	77 (90.6%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$24,941	72.2	80.4	53	27	231179000543

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 289)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
71	Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	489	40	12.2	37.6%	265 (54.2%)	129 (26.4%)	27 (5.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	$22,563							76	68.9	95	24		230993000272
72	Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Public	3-5	44 McKeen Street	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1960	531	48	11.1	38.8%	433 (81.5%)	24 (4.5%)	22 (4.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$24,049							75.4	76.4	69	3		230378023129
73	Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	65 School Street	Stratton	04982	Franklin County	Eustis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 246-2283	97	12	8.4	27.8%	92 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$29,235							75.3	48.3	171	98		231481801035
74	China Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	763 Lakeview Drive	China	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 445-1550	242	20	12.1	39.7%	227 (93.8%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$20,124							75	54.1	142	68		231477901043
75	South Bristol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2024 State Route 129	South Bristol	04568	Lincoln County	South Bristol Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 644-8177	63	9	7.1	39.7%	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	$38,247							74.9	97.2	4	71		231230000572
76	Holden School	Public	2-4	590 Main Road	Holden	04429	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 63/Maine School Admin District 63	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 843-7828	149	14	10.8	40.9%	137 (91.9%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$22,779							74.6	86.2	39	37		231447000722
77	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%)	$44,692							72.7	57.4	133	56		231239000589
78	Horace Mitchell Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	7 School Lane	Kittery Point	03905	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-1707	315	33	9.5	17.1%	244 (77.5%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	$31,083							72.5	67.3	101	23		230714000183
79	New Suncook School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Main Street	Lovell	04051	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 925-6711	97	9	11.1	68.0%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$25,058							72.4	61.7	120	41		231476500807
80	Steep Falls Elementary School	Public	K-5	781 Boundary Road	Steep Falls	04085	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 675-3321	85	7	11.6	41.2%	77 (90.6%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$24,941							72.2	80.4	53	27		231179000543