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Coastal Ridge Elementary

Public Grades 2-4

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Coastal Ridge Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in York, Maine, serving grades 2-4 with a total enrollment of 338 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with students outperforming the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA).

In the 2024-2025 school year, 84.07% of Coastal Ridge students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.84% statewide and 82.01% in the York Public Schools district. In Mathematics, 85.02% of Coastal Ridge students were proficient or better, compared to 49.38% statewide and 69.01% in the district. The school also performs exceptionally well in specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 10 in the state for female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Coastal Ridge Elementary outperforms the Village Elementary School-York in both academic performance and student-teacher ratio. It also significantly outperforms schools in other districts, such as Sea Road School and the schools in the Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, Eliot Elementary School and Horace Mitchell Primary School also demonstrate strong academic performance in the region.

332

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,898

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Coastal Ridge Drive
York, ME 03909

(207) 363-1800

District: York Public Schools

Students who attend Coastal Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	York Middle School
High:	York High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Maine elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg75%

Maine avg57%

6^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 176York 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	97.0	6 of 289	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	15 of 288	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	5 of 290	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	11 of 210	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	18 of 228	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	17 of 258	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	7 of 256	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	2 of 255	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	4 of 284	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	4 of 261	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	8 of 258	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	4 of 186	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.5	17 of 193	91.2%	★★★★★
2009	70.1	27 of 209	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	90.5	2 of 195	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	88.7	3 of 198	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	11 of 192	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	4 of 251	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	8 of 153	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	21 of 248	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	15 of 82	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	6 of 251	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	17 of 153	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	9 of 192	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	8 of 150	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+36 vs state

English Language Arts84%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Coastal Ridge 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coastal Ridge Elementary

What district is Coastal Ridge Elementary in?

York Public Schools

How many students attend Coastal Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Coastal Ridge Elementary.

Is Coastal Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Coastal Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 289 Maine elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Coastal Ridge Elementary?

Students at Coastal Ridge Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Coastal Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coastal Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : York Middle School
High : York High School

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