Best Elementary Schools in Maine

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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
151	Winthrop Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Highland AVE	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 377-2241	372	33	11.1	31.7%	345 (92.7%)	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$23,563							54.9	50.8	158	7		231397000641
152	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1587 U S Route 1	Perry	04667	Washington County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 853-2522	73	8	9	58.9%	64 (87.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	$23,680							54.8	46.8	180	28		230965001006
153	Windham Primary School	Public	K-3	404 Gray Road	Windham	04062	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 892-1840	727	56	12.9	33.4%	622 (85.6%)	28 (3.9%)	27 (3.7%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$20,716							54.8	50.8	159	6		231479301034
154	Cave Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Eastbrook Road	Eastbrook	04634	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 565-3638	61	9	6.7	50.8%	50 (82.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	$34,430							54.2	77.8	61	93		231479000403
155	Helen Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Spears Corner Road	West Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 724-3930	245	19	12.6	33.1%	230 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$19,308							53.9	46.9	178	23		231059000300
156	Williams Elementary School	Public	3-5	55 Pleasant Street	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 465-2965	222	18	12.1	52.7%	202 (91.0%)	5 (2.3%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$21,014							53.6	69.6	94	62		231477900704
157	Georgetown Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Bay Point Road	Georgetown	04548	Sagadahoc County	Georgetown Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 633-2874	51	8	6.4	41.2%	49 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,675							53.1	86.2	40	117		230597000154
158	Crescent Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Crescent Lane	Bethel	04217	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 824-2839	263	25	10.5	48.3%	258 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$24,843							52.8	72.8	83	75		231167000506
159	Brewer Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	92 Pendleton Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 404-5700	800	70	11.3	45.1%	667 (83.4%)	19 (2.4%)	47 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	$21,233							52.1	65.9	108	51		230351023130
160	Lincoln School	Public	K-6	30 Lincoln Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2483	291	23	12.7	62.2%	267 (91.8%)	10 (3.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,543							51.9	36.7	217	57		230264001003

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.