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Carmel Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Carmel Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the town of Carmel, Maine, which is part of the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from a high of 16th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025 to a low of 218th out of 256 in 2016-2017.

Carmel Elementary consistently outperforms its district and the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). In 2024-2025, 81.82% of Carmel students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.32% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In Mathematics, 74.55% of Carmel students were proficient or better, compared to 50.5% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among its male students, ranking 5th out of 251 Maine elementary schools for male students in 2024-2025.

However, Carmel Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, rising from 12.7% in 2021-2022 to 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.17% to 35.4% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its strong academic performance, as socioeconomic status is often correlated with educational outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, Carmel Elementary consistently outperforms Suzanne M. Smith Elementary School, which is also in the same district, but its performance is more mixed when compared to schools outside its district, such as Monroe Elementary and the schools in the Bangor Public Schools district.

158

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,047

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Plymouth Road
Carmel, ME 04419

(207) 848-3383

District: Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

Students who attend Carmel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Caravel Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (78% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Maine elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg57%

Maine avg57%

16^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

68^th of 176Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23 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	93.3	16 of 289	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	67.4	100 of 288	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	182 of 290	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.6	58 of 228	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	91 of 258	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.4	206 of 254	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	218 of 256	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	201 of 255	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	77.0	74 of 284	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	55 of 261	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	56.1	98 of 258	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	21.3	169 of 186	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	154 of 193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	69.0	35 of 209	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	44 of 195	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	37.0	141 of 198	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	39 of 251	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	5 of 251	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Mathematics75%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Carmel 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
Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Plymouth Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3383	158	16	10.0	39.2%	155 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	93.3	16^th of 289 public elementary schools	94.5%		67.4	100^th of 288 public elementary schools	65.3%	84	81.8	74.6		$21,047
Etna-Dixmont School	Public	PK, KG-4	2100 Dixmont Road	Etna	04434	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 992-0735	185	18	10.1	64.9%	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	56.1	144^th of 289 public elementary schools	50.2%		44.7	186^th of 288 public elementary schools	35.4%	42	62.3	58.0		$25,628
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	169 South Levant Road	Levant	04456	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 884-7444	222	20	11.3	46.4%	208 (93.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	57.9	139^th of 289 public elementary schools	51.9%		71.1	89^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.1%	50	63.8	63.8	19.4	$19,338
Patricia A Duran School	Public	PK, KG-4	235 Billings Road	Hermon	04401	Penobscot County	Hermon Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-4081	459	37	12.3	22.9%	427 (93.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	80.3	56^th of 289 public elementary schools	80.6%		59.1	128^th of 288 public elementary schools	55.6%	72	70.3	70.9		$18,411
Earl C McGraw School	Public	PK, KG-1	20 Main Road North	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3830	203	19	10.7	28.6%	182 (89.7%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)								(n/a)				$18,378
George B Weatherbee School	Public	2-5	22 Main Road North	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3254	381	27	14.0	23.9%	342 (89.8%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	65.2	110^th of 289 public elementary schools	61.9%		75.6	72^nd of 288 public elementary schools	75.0%	38	67.6	63.6	30.2	$18,223
Downeast School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 Moosehead Blvd	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 941-6240	288	30	9.6	89.9%	229 (79.5%)	20 (6.9%)	28 (9.7%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	281^st of 289 public elementary schools	2.8%		13.4	268^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.9%	13	27.1	33.9		$22,360
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 West Main Street	Monroe	04951	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 525-3504	57	5	10.5	61.4%	52 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	67.7	98^th of 289 public elementary schools	66.1%		78.6	57^th of 288 public elementary schools	80.2%	41	68.0	60.0		$23,951
Center Drive School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 School Street	Orrington	04474	Penobscot County	Orrington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 825-3697	346	25	13.8	30.9%	328 (94.8%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49.5	168^th of 289 public elementary schools	41.9%		62.1	119^th of 288 public elementary schools	58.7%	49	64.9	50.0	34.2	$18,874
Fourteenth Street School	Public	PK, KG-3	224 Fourteenth Street	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 941-6350	153	12	12.4	43.1%	124 (81.0%)	7 (4.6%)	9 (5.9%)	6 (3.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	69.4	90^th of 289 public elementary schools	68.9%		88.2	32^nd of 288 public elementary schools	88.9%	58	64.7	67.7		$19,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmel Elementary School

How many students attend Carmel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Carmel Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Carmel Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carmel Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caravel Middle School

What district is Carmel Elementary School in?

Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

Is Carmel Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Carmel Elementary School ranks in the top 5.5% of Maine elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carmel Elementary School?

Students at Carmel Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

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