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Williams Elementary School

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Williams Elementary School ranks 156 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oakland, Maine, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 212 students. It is part of the Regional School Unit 18 district, which is ranked 78 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Williams Elementary School has shown strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.09% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 64.9% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In the same year, 61.88% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 51.65% for the district and 49.38% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science has been relatively lower, with only 24.62% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 36.74% for the district and 36.18% for the state.

The school's performance for female and male students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 130 and 134 out of 251 Maine elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance for white students is also relatively strong, ranking 67 out of 150 Maine elementary schools in the same year. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively lower, ranking 147 out of 192 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025. The school has shown strong performance for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 3 out of 64 Maine elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year. Unfortunately, Williams Elementary School has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.1% in 2021-2022 to 25.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

222

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,143

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Pleasant Street
Oakland, ME 04963

(207) 465-2965

District: Regional School Unit 18

Students who attend Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Messalonskee Middle School
High:	Messalonskee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

4.1%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2021 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2021) to 46th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Maine avg53%

156^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 18

78^th of 176Regional School Unit 18 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	53.6	156 of 289	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	94 of 288	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	100 of 290	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	48 of 210	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	16 of 228	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.3	115 of 258	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	115 of 254	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	123 of 256	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	100 of 255	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.1	178 of 284	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	107 of 261	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.8	176 of 258	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	130 of 251	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.9	4 of 90	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	50.2	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	111 of 248	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.2	3 of 64	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	38.1	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	134 of 251	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.8	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	147 of 192	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	67 of 150	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)55th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+12 vs state

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Science25%-12 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 (2025)
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
Williams Elementary School	Public	3-5	55 Pleasant Street	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 465-2965	222	18	12.1	52.7%	202 (91.0%)	5 (2.3%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	53.6	156^th of 289 public elementary schools	46.0%		69.6	94^th of 288 public elementary schools	67.4%	62	61.1	61.9	24.6	$19,143
Ralph M Atwood Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	19 Heath Street	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 465-3411	194	16	12.3	44.8%	177 (91.2%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)				$28,844
Albert S Hall School	Public	4-5	27 Pleasant St	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 872-8071	237	20	11.6	71.3%	194 (81.9%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)	50.8	41.5	13.8	$22,024
George J Mitchell School	Public	PK, KG-3	58 Drummond Ave	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 873-0695	532	42	12.5	73.9%	418 (78.6%)	17 (3.2%)	34 (6.4%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.2%)	30.7	228^th of 289 public elementary schools	21.1%		30.2	236^th of 288 public elementary schools	18.1%	8	49.1	51.3		$20,364
Winslow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Benton Ave	Winslow	04901	Kennebec County	Winslow Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 872-1967	581	49	11.9	49.1%	516 (88.8%)	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	58.9	134^th of 289 public elementary schools	53.6%		60.4	123^rd of 288 public elementary schools	57.3%	11	67.0	58.8	17.1	$18,483
Lawrence Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	68 School Drive	Benton	04901	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(207) 453-4240	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	3-6	128 Neck Road	Benton	04901	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(207) 453-4240	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
James H Bean School	Public	PK, KG-5	2896 Middle Road	Sidney	04330	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 547-3395	300	21	14.0	32.3%	289 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	81.2	50^th of 289 public elementary schools	82.7%		78.7	55^th of 288 public elementary schools	80.9%	5	76.9	72.0	32.7	$16,317
Vassalboro Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1116 Webber Pond Road	Vassalboro	04989	Kennebec County	Vassalboro Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 923-3100	423	39	10.8	40.0%	389 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	55.3	148^th of 289 public elementary schools	48.8%		47.5	175^th of 288 public elementary schools	39.2%	27	63.3	57.1	34.6	$20,855
Belgrade Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Depot Road	Belgrade	04917	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 495-2321	236	18	12.8	37.3%	220 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	56.9	141^st of 289 public elementary schools	51.2%		74.5	78^th of 288 public elementary schools	72.9%	63	63.7	56.6	39.0	$18,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary School?

Students at Williams Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Williams Elementary School a good school?

Williams Elementary School ranks 156^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Williams Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Messalonskee Middle School
High : Messalonskee High School

How many students attend Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Williams Elementary School.

What district is Williams Elementary School in?

Regional School Unit 18

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2024–25 attendance dataNov 3, 2025

2024–25 MEA test scoresNov 2, 2025

2023–24 school spending dataJan 22, 2025

2017–18 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesJan 22, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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