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Harpswell Community School

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Harpswell Community School ranks 33 rd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Harpswell Community School is an exceptional elementary school serving 129 students in grades K-5 in Harpswell, Maine. Part of the Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75, this school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, with 77.97% of students proficient or better in ELA and 85% proficient or better in math, compared to 63.84% and 49.38% statewide, respectively.

Harpswell Community School has earned a strong ranking and rating history, reaching as high as 9th out of 288 Maine elementary schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places it among the top-performing schools in the state. Notably, the school's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 26th out of 248 Maine elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. While the school has seen some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, it still performs better than the state and district averages in this metric.

Compared to nearby schools in its district, such as Williams-Cone School and Woodside Elementary School, Harpswell Community School outperforms them on academic measures like ELA and math proficiency. This consistent high performance, even as state and district averages have fluctuated, suggests a sustained commitment to excellence at Harpswell Community School.

132

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,105

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

308 Harpswell Islands Road
Harpswell, ME 04079

(207) 729-5177

District: Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75

Students who attend Harpswell Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Ararat Middle School
High:	Mt Ararat High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (75% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Maine elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg61%

Maine avg53%

33^rd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75

36^th of 176Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75 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	88.6	33 of 289	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	59 of 290	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	96 of 210	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	124 of 228	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.1	15 of 258	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	60.8	82 of 254	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	94 of 256	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.3	32 of 255	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	87 of 284	69.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.6	109 of 261	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	180 of 258	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	128 of 186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	65 of 193	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	42 of 209	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	46.6	105 of 195	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	98 of 198	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	82 of 192	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	26 of 248	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+36 vs state

English Language Arts78%+14 vs state

Science42%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Harpswell Community 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
Harpswell Community School	Public	K-5	308 Harpswell Islands Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 729-5177	132	10	13.7	35.6%	118 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	88.6	33^rd of 289 public elementary schools	88.6%		95.1	9^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.9%	24	78.0	85.0	41.7	$24,105
Phippsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1047 Main Road	Phippsburg	04562	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 389-1514	98	11	9.2	40.8%	95 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	89.4	30^th of 289 public elementary schools	89.6%		88	33^rd of 288 public elementary schools	88.5%	3	73.3	86.7	56.3	$26,990
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Public	3-5	44 McKeen Street	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1960	531	48	11.1	38.8%	433 (81.5%)	24 (4.5%)	22 (4.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	75.4	72^nd of 289 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.4	69^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.0%	3	72.2	68.3	33.9	$24,049
Kate Furbish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	75 Jordan Ave	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 319-1970	616	51	12.0	37.2%	483 (78.4%)	33 (5.4%)	36 (5.8%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)								(n/a)				$23,768
West Bath School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 New Meadows Road	West Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	West Bath Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-9145	101	13	8.0	29.7%	98 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82	49^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.0%		94.1	14^th of 288 public elementary schools	95.1%	35	73.8	66.7		$38,061
Fisher-Mitchell School	Public	3-5	597 High Street	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8265	200	19	10.3	52.5%	164 (82.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8 (4.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	64.3	112^th of 289 public elementary schools	61.2%		47.2	176^th of 288 public elementary schools	38.9%	64	70.3	60.0	20.8	$24,328
Williams-Cone School	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Perkins Street	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	No	(207) 725-4391	224	19	11.8	41.1%	199 (88.8%)	7 (3.1%)	10 (4.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	71.7	83^rd of 289 public elementary schools	71.3%		77.2	65^th of 288 public elementary schools	77.4%	18	69.4	67.0	35.0	$24,272
Dike-Newell School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 High St.	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 443-8285	225	20	11.4	52.9%	188 (83.6%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)								(n/a)				$24,973
Woodside Elementary School	Public	K-5	42 Barrows Drive	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 725-1243	294	27	10.8	26.9%	259 (88.1%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	90.2	28^th of 289 public elementary schools	90.3%		85.1	41^st of 288 public elementary schools	85.8%	13	80.7	76.8	44.4	$25,632
Georgetown Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	52 Bay Point Road	Georgetown	04548	Sagadahoc County	Georgetown Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 633-2874	51	8	6.4	41.2%	49 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.1	157^th of 289 public elementary schools	45.7%		86.2	40^th of 288 public elementary schools	86.1%	117	60.9	52.2	50.0	$45,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Harpswell Community School

What is the racial makeup of Harpswell Community School?

Students at Harpswell Community School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Harpswell Community School in?

Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75

How many students attend Harpswell Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Harpswell Community School.

What schools do graduates of Harpswell Community School attend?

Students who attend Harpswell Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Ararat Middle School
High : Mt Ararat High School

Is Harpswell Community School a good school?

Harpswell Community School ranks 33^rd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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