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Eliot Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Eliot Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Eliot, Maine, with 309 students. Part of the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35, the school has consistently been one of the best in the state, ranking in the top 10% of Maine elementary schools.

Eliot Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with 89.06% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 81.25% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school has been ranked among the top 3 elementary schools in Maine for the 2024-2025 school year and has been in the top 11 for the past three years, placing it in the top 4% of elementary schools statewide. Eliot Elementary School has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 34th out of 153 Maine elementary schools for female students and 47th out of 153 for male students in 2018-2019, and 4th out of 150 for white students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Factors contributing to Eliot Elementary School's success may include its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.6 to 12.1 students per teacher over the past three years, and its relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 11.2% to 25.5% over the past few years, lower than the state and district averages. While the school outperforms nearby schools in the same district, such as Central School and Marshwood Great Works School, the performance gap is not as significant as compared to top-performing schools in other districts, such as Coastal Ridge Elementary and Village Elementary School-York.

282

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,886

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1298 State Road
Eliot, ME 03903

(207) 439-9004

District: Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35

Students who attend Eliot Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marshwood Middle School
High:	Marshwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (85% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maine elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 80 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg71%

Maine avg57%

3^rd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 80 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35

21^st of 176Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35 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	97.7	3 of 289	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	11 of 288	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	27 of 290	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	57.6	88 of 210	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	36 of 228	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	51 of 258	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	31.3	230 of 284	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2019	68.8	34 of 153	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2019	65.9	47 of 153	69.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	4 of 150	97.3%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Female (2019)78th percentile~ school

Male (2019)69th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+25 vs state

Mathematics81%+32 vs state

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Schools Near Eliot 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
Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1298 State Road	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-9004	282	26	10.9	17.7%	255 (90.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	97.7	3^rd of 289 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	11^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.2%	8	89.1	81.3		$23,886
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%)	72.5	78^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.3	101^st of 288 public elementary schools	64.9%	23	64.1	74.2		$31,083
Village Elementary School-York	Public	PK, KG-1	124 York Street	York	03909	York County	York Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 363-4870	226	25	9.0	18.6%	207 (91.6%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)				$37,119
Marshwood Great Works School	Public	4-5	49 Academy Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-4010	287	24	12.0	16.7%	268 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)	76.3	71.0	36.3	$22,271
Central School	Public	PK, KG-3	197 Main Street	South Berwick	03908	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 384-2333	402	30	13.4	19.7%	366 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	81.2	51^st of 289 public elementary schools	82.4%		89.6	27^th of 288 public elementary schools	90.6%	24	72.4	67.8		$20,061
Coastal Ridge Elementary	Public	2-4	1 Coastal Ridge Drive	York	03909	York County	York Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 363-1800	332	33	10.0	19.6%	302 (91.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	97	6^th of 289 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.3	15^th of 288 public elementary schools	94.8%	9	84.1	85.0		$28,898
Vivian E Hussey School	Public	K-3	20 Blackberry Hill Road	Berwick	03901	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 698-4465	370	33	11.3	35.9%	308 (83.2%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	49.7	167^th of 289 public elementary schools	42.2%		51.5	156^th of 288 public elementary schools	45.8%	11	58.2	58.2		$22,472
Eric L Knowlton School	Public	4-5	8 Noble St.	Berwick	03901	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 698-1188	204	20	10.4	36.3%	181 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.7	60.7	24.6	$23,221
North Berwick Elementary School	Public	K-4	25 Varney Road	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 676-9811	258	21	12.2	26.0%	239 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	86.6	40^th of 289 public elementary schools	86.2%		89	29^th of 288 public elementary schools	89.9%	11	72.2	80.4		$21,260
Wells Elementary School	Public	K-4	276 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-5953	563	44	12.7	23.6%	488 (86.7%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	63.8	113^th of 289 public elementary schools	60.9%		70.5	91^st of 288 public elementary schools	68.4%	22	64.9	61.1		$22,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Eliot Elementary School

Is Eliot Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Eliot Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eliot Elementary School?

Students at Eliot Elementary School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Eliot Elementary School in?

Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35

How many students attend Eliot Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Eliot Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Eliot Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Marshwood Middle School
High : Marshwood High School

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