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Swans Island Elementary School

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Swans Island Elementary School is a small public school serving grades K-8 in the remote island community of Swans Island, Maine, with a total enrollment of just 25 students. While the school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, reaching a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, it has some unique characteristics that set it apart from nearby schools.

One notable difference is the school's racial makeup, with 84% of students identifying as white, significantly higher than the nearby Conners-Emerson School (80.48% white) and Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School (96.55% white). Additionally, Swans Island Elementary has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.1%, well above the state average of 20% and the rates of schools like Sedgwick Elementary School (30.3%) and Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School (22.5%).

Despite these challenges, Swans Island Elementary School has shown academic strengths, with 61.11% of students proficient or better in MEA/Mathematics, higher than the state average of 48.68% and outperforming some nearby schools like Sedgwick Elementary School (52.27%) and Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School (35.34%). The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.5, suggesting students may receive more individualized attention, and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 20%, indicating the community it serves may be relatively affluent compared to the surrounding areas.

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,778

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Rose Hill Road
Swans Island, ME 04685

(207) 526-4300

District: Maine School Admin District 76

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2009 → 77th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2009

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school61%

District avg67%

Maine avg49%

Not ranked this year

Swans Island Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	78.0	67 of 290	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	41.8	144 of 209	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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Schools Near Swans Island 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
Swans Island Elementary School	Public	K-8	116 Rose Hill Road	Swans Island	04685	Hancock County	Maine School Admin District 76	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 526-4300	29	5	6.4	48.3%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)								(n/a)				$53,778
Frenchboro Elementary School	Public	K-8	22 High Road	Frenchboro	04635	Hancock County	Frenchboro Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 334-2944	2	1	1.6		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$57,773
Tremont Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 Tremont Road	Bass Harbor	04653	Hancock County	Tremont Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-7777	127	19	6.6	46.5%	125 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.9	133^rd of 289 public elementary schools	54.0%		35.7	221^st of 288 public elementary schools	23.3%	88	70.7	48.8	42.1	$37,319
Pemetic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	327 Main Street	Southwest Harbor	04679	Hancock County	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 244-5502	127	23	5.4	38.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	72.7	77^th of 289 public elementary schools	73.4%		57.4	133^rd of 288 public elementary schools	53.8%	56	72.1	55.9	66.7	$44,692
Cranberry Isles School	Public	K-8	251 Cranberry Road	Cranberry Isles	04625	Hancock County	Cranberry Isles Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 244-3765	5	2	2.7		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$71,083
Brooklin School	Public	PK, KG-8	41 School Street	Brooklin	04616	Hancock County	Brooklin Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-2133	57	6	8.9	56.1%	52 (91.2%)	3 (5.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.1	35^th of 289 public elementary schools	87.9%		63.9	115^th of 288 public elementary schools	60.1%	80		70.0		$39,830
Mt Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Joy Road	Northeast Harbor	04662	Hancock County	Mount Desert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 276-3348	161	22	7.3	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	90.6	25^th of 289 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.4	31^st of 288 public elementary schools	89.2%	6	83.2	73.7	45.5	$36,321
Isle au Haut Rural School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Schoolhouse lane	Isle Au Haut	04645	Knox County	Isle Au Haut Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 335-2521	7	1	7.0		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	249 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 348-6301	249	27	9.1	58.6%	240 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	263^rd of 289 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.9	272^nd of 288 public elementary schools	5.6%	9	55.5	27.1	16.3	$23,651
Conners-Emerson School	Public	K-8	11 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Bar Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-3631	346	45	7.6	20.8%	286 (82.7%)	18 (5.2%)	11 (3.2%)	14 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	97.6	4^th of 289 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.8	10^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	86.2	83.7	65.6	$30,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Swans Island Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Swans Island Elementary School?

Students at Swans Island Elementary School are 86% White, 14% Two or more races.

What district is Swans Island Elementary School in?

Maine School Admin District 76

How many students attend Swans Island Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 29 students attended Swans Island Elementary School.

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