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Congin School

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Congin School ranks 140 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Congin School is an elementary school located in Westbrook, Maine, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Westbrook Public Schools district, which is ranked 132 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Congin School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 64.12% of students proficient or better in ELA and 56.82% in Math, outperforming the Westbrook Public Schools district but underperforming the state averages. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.7% to 26.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Congin School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.42% to 51.56% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Westbrook district, Congin School generally outperforms Oxford-Cumberland Canal School and Saccarappa School in academic metrics, but lags behind them in terms of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates. When compared to schools in the Gorham Public Schools district and the Portland Public Schools district, Congin School's performance is generally lower, with the nearby Great Falls Elementary School, Village Elementary School-Gorham, and Longfellow School-Portland outperforming Congin School across various academic measures.

335

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,949

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Bridge Street
Westbrook, ME 04092

(207) 854-0844

District: Westbrook Public Schools

Students who attend Congin School usually attend:

Middle:	Westbrook Middle School
High:	Westbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

African American:

23.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg46%

Maine avg57%

140^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Westbrook Public Schools

132^nd of 176Westbrook 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	57.8	140 of 289	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	202 of 288	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	234 of 290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	160 of 210	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	129 of 258	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	39 of 254	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	42 of 256	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	47.4	135 of 255	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	162 of 284	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.4	242 of 261	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	177 of 258	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	109 of 186	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	76 of 193	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	98 of 209	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	80 of 195	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.3	97 of 198	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	101 of 192	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	125 of 251	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.2	63 of 90	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	83 of 153	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	112 of 248	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	117 of 251	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	3.3	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	94 of 153	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	38 of 150	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆

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)75th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics57%+7 vs state

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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
Congin School	Public	PK, KG-4	410 Bridge Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0844	335	28	12.0	54.9%	208 (62.1%)	78 (23.3%)	16 (4.8%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	57.8	140^th of 289 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.1	202^nd of 288 public elementary schools	29.9%	62	64.1	56.8		$21,949
Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	Public	K-4	102 Glenwood Avenue	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0840	188	22	8.6	72.3%	108 (57.4%)	44 (23.4%)	22 (11.7%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	43.7	184^th of 289 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.9	162^nd of 288 public elementary schools	43.8%	22	48.6	62.5		$28,553
Saccarappa School	Public	K-4	110 Huntress Avenue	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0847	396	45	8.8	73.2%	199 (50.3%)	115 (29.0%)	30 (7.6%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	9.3	277^th of 289 public elementary schools	4.2%		6.2	278^th of 288 public elementary schools	3.5%	1	37.1	36.2		$27,454
Amanda C Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Orono RD	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8205	470	45	10.4	45.1%	294 (62.6%)	81 (17.2%)	32 (6.8%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	67.1	102^nd of 289 public elementary schools	64.7%		49.9	163^rd of 288 public elementary schools	43.4%	61	75.3	57.1	27.3	$23,819
Gerald E Talbot Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Forest AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8210	394	37	10.5	70.8%	150 (38.1%)	158 (40.1%)	32 (8.1%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	14.5	265^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.3%		36.7	216^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.0%	49	47.9	37.7		$29,829
Narragansett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	284 Main Street	Gorham	04038	Cumberland County	Gorham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 222-1250	479	36	13.4	18.2%	396 (82.7%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.4%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	76.1	70^th of 289 public elementary schools	75.8%		53.8	145^th of 288 public elementary schools	49.7%	75	70.4	72.6	34.3	$22,492
Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	263	23	11.4	27.0%	205 (77.9%)	22 (8.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	98	2^nd of 289 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.7	5^th of 288 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	87.9	82.1	76.3	$24,255
Village Elementary School-Gorham	Public	K-5	12 Robie Street	Gorham	04038	Cumberland County	Gorham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 222-1300	392	31	12.5	21.7%	334 (85.2%)	18 (4.6%)	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	60.7	129^th of 289 public elementary schools	55.4%		49.1	168^th of 288 public elementary schools	41.7%	39	65.4	63.1	27.4	$21,649
Ocean Avenue	Public	K-5	150 Ocean AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8180	337	32	10.4	41.2%	198 (58.8%)	81 (24.0%)	29 (8.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	58.9	135^th of 289 public elementary schools	53.3%		75	74^th of 288 public elementary schools	74.3%	61	66.9	58.3	29.0	$27,010
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	489	40	12.2	37.6%	265 (54.2%)	129 (26.4%)	27 (5.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	76	71^st of 289 public elementary schools	75.4%		68.9	95^th of 288 public elementary schools	67.0%	24	72.3	72.6	29.1	$22,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Congin School

Is Congin School a good school?

Congin School ranks 140^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Congin School in?

Westbrook Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Congin School?

Students at Congin School are 62% White, 23% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Congin School attend?

Students who attend Congin School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westbrook Middle School
High : Westbrook High School

How many students attend Congin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Congin School.

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