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Union Elementary

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Union Elementary ranks 93 rd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Union Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Union, Maine, with an enrollment of 115 students. This school stands out as a strong performer within its district, Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40, which is ranked 82 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with 65.67% and 72.31% proficiency, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance in Science is lower, with only 29.41% proficiency. Interestingly, Union Elementary's female students and low socioeconomic status students perform particularly well, ranking 63rd and 57th out of 251 and 248 Maine elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025.

While Union Elementary outperforms the nearby Miller School and Warren Community School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, it lags behind the high-performing Prescott Memorial School, which is located just 7 miles away and consistently achieves over 75% proficiency in these subjects. Additionally, the nearby Hope Elementary School, only 1.65 miles away, also performs well, with proficiency rates similar to or higher than Union Elementary.

125

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,920

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1070 Heald Highway
Union, ME 04862

(207) 785-4330

District: Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40

Students who attend Union Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Medomak Middle School
High:	Medomak Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (64% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Maine median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 23% Maine)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg49%

Maine avg53%

93^rd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40

82^nd of 176Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40 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	68.8	93 of 289	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	179 of 288	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	199 of 290	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	116 of 228	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	159 of 258	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	141 of 254	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.1	61 of 256	76.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	53 of 255	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	102 of 284	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.8	158 of 261	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	183 of 258	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	118 of 186	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	116 of 193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	142 of 209	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	117 of 195	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	70 of 198	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.8	102 of 192	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	63 of 251	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	57 of 248	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	85 of 251	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+23 vs state

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Science29%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Union Elementary

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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
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1070 Heald Highway	Union	04862	Knox County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 785-4330	125	10	12.6	52.8%	116 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	68.8	93^rd of 289 public elementary schools	67.8%		46.9	179^th of 288 public elementary schools	37.8%	86	65.7	72.3	29.4	$24,920
Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Highfield Road	Hope	04847	Knox County	Hope Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 785-4081	140	18	8.0	32.1%	140 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.9	52^nd of 289 public elementary schools	82.0%		77	66^th of 288 public elementary schools	77.1%	14	78.1	67.1	36.7	$33,535
Appleton Village School	Public	PK, KG-8	737 Union Road	Appleton	04862	Knox County	Appleton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 785-4504	132	18	7.2	48.5%	125 (94.7%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.5	118^th of 289 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.7	129^th of 288 public elementary schools	55.2%	11	68.5	56.5	36.7	$32,392
Warren Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	117 Eastern Road	Warren	04864	Knox County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 273-2001	286	32	8.8	58.4%	257 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	42.9	186^th of 289 public elementary schools	35.6%		19.3	259^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.1%	73	65.3	47.3	16.3	$24,668
Prescott Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Waldoboro Road	Washington	04574	Knox County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 845-2424	107	12	8.8	48.6%	98 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	95	10^th of 289 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.3	13^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.5%	3	85.4	75.0		$24,278
Camden-Rockport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Children's Way	Rockport	04856	Knox County	Regional School Unit 28/Maine School Admin District 28	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 236-7809	340	32	10.5	29.1%	309 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	86.1	41^st of 289 public elementary schools	85.8%		89.9	26^th of 288 public elementary schools	91.0%	15	71.2	84.2		$28,398
Lincolnville Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	523 Hope Road	Lincolnville	04849	Waldo County	Lincolnville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 763-3366	212	21	10.2	43.4%	206 (97.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90	29^th of 289 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.4	19^th of 288 public elementary schools	93.4%	10	86.8	66.9	52.3	$24,700
Thomaston Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	65 Watts Lane	Thomaston	04861	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 354-6353	164	19	8.5	47.6%	147 (89.6%)	4 (2.4%)	5 (3.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	78.7	62^nd of 289 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.4	52^nd of 288 public elementary schools	81.9%	10	79.5	65.4	29.2	$33,029
Jefferson Village School	Public	K-8	48 Washington Rd	Jefferson	04348	Lincoln County	Jefferson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7491	215	19	11.5	38.1%	208 (96.7%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41.8	193^rd of 289 public elementary schools	33.2%		49.2	167^th of 288 public elementary schools	42.0%	26	61.8	40.9	51.1	$22,014
Miller School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Kalers Corner Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 832-2103	361	35	10.3	62.6%	329 (91.1%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	27.1	237^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.0%		27	245^th of 288 public elementary schools	14.9%	8	59.1	39.9	16.7	$23,685

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend Union Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Medomak Middle School
High : Medomak Valley High School

How many students attend Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Union Elementary.

What district is Union Elementary in?

Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40

Is Union Elementary a good school?

Union Elementary ranks 93^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary?

Students at Union Elementary are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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