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Woolwich Central School

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Woolwich Central School ranks 174 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Woolwich Central School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Woolwich, Maine, with 306 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 9.5. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 01 (RSU 01) district, which is ranked 86 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woolwich Central School has shown fluctuating academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 45th to 174th out of Maine elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 66.82% in English Language Arts, 47.47% in Mathematics, and 30.26% in Science, generally higher than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Woolwich Central School outperforms the district-level averages but lags behind the top-performing Phippsburg Elementary, which had proficiency rates over 70% in ELA and 86% in Math.

Woolwich Central School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 20-28% in recent years, lower than many of the nearby schools. However, the school's performance for different student subgroups is varied, with female students performing better than male students and white students performing better than special education and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Woolwich Central School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% to 29.4% in recent years, which is a concern and higher than the state average. This issue is also prevalent in the surrounding schools in the RSU 01 district.

333

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,977

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

137 Nequasset Road
Woolwich, ME 04579

(207) 443-9739

District: Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

Students who attend Woolwich Central School usually attend:

High:

Morse High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

174^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

86^th of 176Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu 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	48.1	174 of 289	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	154 of 288	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	91 of 290	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	109 of 210	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	102 of 258	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	87 of 254	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.0	45 of 256	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	55 of 255	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	108 of 284	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	105 of 261	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.0	103 of 258	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	94 of 186	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.5	72 of 193	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	115 of 251	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	48 of 153	68.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	176 of 251	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	82 of 153	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	125 of 192	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	83 of 150	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+3 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science30%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Woolwich Central 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
Woolwich Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	137 Nequasset Road	Woolwich	04579	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-9739	333	31	10.8	30.0%	312 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	48.1	174^th of 289 public elementary schools	39.8%		52.3	154^th of 288 public elementary schools	46.5%	20	66.8	47.5	30.3	$25,977
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
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
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
Bowdoinham Community School	Public	K-5	23 Cemetery Road	Bowdoinham	04008	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 666-5546	192	17	11.4	33.3%	174 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	84.2	44^th of 289 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.7	62^nd of 288 public elementary schools	78.5%	18	74.0	77.0	38.5	$23,224
Wiscasset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	83 Federal Street	Wiscasset	04578	Lincoln County	Wiscasset Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 882-7767	166	24	7.0	52.4%	156 (94.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	61.9	122^nd of 289 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.7	121^st of 288 public elementary schools	58.0%	1	66.7	56.8		$30,452
Edgecomb Eddy School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Emery Drive	Edgecomb	04556	Lincoln County	Edgecomb Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 882-5515	113	11	10.1	46.9%	106 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	69.4	91^st of 289 public elementary schools	68.5%		75	75^th of 288 public elementary schools	74.0%	16	69.1	60.0		$31,502
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
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
Boothbay Region Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	238 Townsend Avenue	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 633-5097	307	35	8.8	44.3%	279 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	60.3	131^st of 289 public elementary schools	54.7%		53.5	149^th of 288 public elementary schools	48.3%	18	68.9	52.4	40.6	$31,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Woolwich Central School

What is the racial makeup of Woolwich Central School?

Students at Woolwich Central School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Woolwich Central School a good school?

Woolwich Central School ranks 174^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Woolwich Central School in?

Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu

How many students attend Woolwich Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Woolwich Central School.

What schools do graduates of Woolwich Central School attend?

Students who attend Woolwich Central School usually go on to attend:

High : Morse High School

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