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Park Avenue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Park Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 340 students in grades PK-6 in Auburn, Maine, which is part of the Auburn Public Schools district.

Despite being part of the district, Park Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school lags behind state and district averages in academic proficiency, with only 58.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 38.64% in Mathematics. Additionally, Park Avenue Elementary School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.2% to 27.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state's average.

When comparing Park Avenue Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Auburn Public Schools district, some schools like East Auburn Community School and Fairview School consistently outperform it in academic proficiency and statewide rankings, while others like Sherwood Heights Elementary School, Walton School, and Washburn School also struggle with low academic proficiency and statewide rankings, similar to Park Avenue Elementary School.

390

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,341

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Park Avenue
Auburn, ME 04210

(207) 333-6657

District: Auburn Public Schools

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Auburn Middle School
High:	Edward Little High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Maine avg57%

238^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Auburn Public Schools

113^th of 176Auburn Public Schools among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	238 of 289	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	249 of 288	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	228 of 290	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	178 of 210	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	194 of 228	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	194 of 258	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	170 of 254	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	163 of 256	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.7	94 of 255	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.8	97 of 284	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	31.5	216 of 261	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	219 of 258	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	147 of 186	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	134 of 209	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	214 of 251	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	72 of 90	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	114 of 153	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	156 of 248	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	64 of 82	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	181 of 251	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	90 of 153	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	96 of 192	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	72 of 150	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	29 of 48	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Park Avenue Elementary School

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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
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	161 Park Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 333-6657	390	31	12.5	91.8%	165 (42.3%)	187 (47.9%)	19 (4.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	27.1	238^th of 289 public elementary schools	17.6%		25.1	249^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.5%	11	58.5	38.6		$18,341
Washburn School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Lake Auburn Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-5467	219	20	11.2	78.5%	164 (74.9%)	29 (13.2%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.8%)	14.1	267^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.6%		4.8	280^th of 288 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	49.6	35.7		$21,138
Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-6	397 Minot Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 784-3559	489	32	15.2	44.2%	432 (88.3%)	17 (3.5%)	17 (3.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	78.4	64^th of 289 public elementary schools	77.9%		81.1	50^th of 288 public elementary schools	82.6%	14	78.6	69.2	18.6	$18,167
Sherwood Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	32 Sherwood Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 783-8526	291	26	11.0	75.6%	217 (74.6%)	36 (12.4%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	37.6	209^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.7%		33.2	229^th of 288 public elementary schools	20.5%	20	60.8	44.9		$22,519
Walton School	Public	PK, KG-6	92 Mary Carroll Street	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-1528	156	13	12.0	72.4%	121 (77.6%)	21 (13.5%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	58.7	136^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.9%		38.4	209^th of 288 public elementary schools	27.4%	73	71.9	47.9		$19,596
Robert V. Connors Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Bartlett Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4130	737	74	9.9	73.7%	266 (36.1%)	361 (49.0%)	43 (5.8%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	0.4	288^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.3%		0.5	287^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.3%	1	23.4	11.8		$23,307
Farwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84-110 Farwell St	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4110	401	39	10.2	54.6%	206 (51.4%)	139 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.7%)	8.4	279^th of 289 public elementary schools	3.5%		19.3	258^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	46.0	31.9	9.8	$26,255
Montello School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 East Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4150	675	57	11.8	70.1%	184 (27.3%)	403 (59.7%)	42 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	0.6	287^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.4	288^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.0%	1	27.4	14.8		$23,217
Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 College Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4160	572	52	10.9	66.4%	248 (43.4%)	230 (40.2%)	31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.3%)	10	275^th of 289 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	269^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.6%	6	49.2	31.6	6.9	$24,106
East Auburn Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Andrew Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 782-4142	152	12	12.8	46.1%	131 (86.2%)	11 (7.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	80.9	53^rd of 289 public elementary schools	81.7%		76.6	68^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.4%	15	75.6	63.2		$19,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Avenue Elementary School

What district is Park Avenue Elementary School in?

Auburn Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auburn Middle School
High : Edward Little High School

Is Park Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Maine elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Park Avenue Elementary School are 48% African American, 42% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Park Avenue Elementary School.

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