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Peninsula School

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Peninsula School ranks 214 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Peninsula School is an elementary school located in Prospect Harbor, Maine, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 76 students. It is part of the Regional School Unit 24 district, which is ranked 99 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Peninsula School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, it faces some unique challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 32.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Mountain View School (23.4%) and Ella Lewis School (23.4%). Academically, the school's performance has been mixed, with better results in mathematics than in English Language Arts compared to regional and state averages.

Interestingly, Peninsula School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.05% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Pemetic Elementary School (21.31%) and Lamoine Consolidated School (15.87%). Despite these challenges, the school appears to be performing relatively well for its low-income students, ranking 65th out of 248 Maine elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

Students ?

5.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,427

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Main Street
Prospect Harbor, ME 04669

(207) 963-2003

District: Regional School Unit 24

Students who attend Peninsula School usually attend:

High:

Sumner Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 56 percentile points since 2013

!Near the bottom of Regional School Unit 24's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Maine avg57%

214^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 24

99^th of 176Regional School Unit 24 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	35.7	214 of 289	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	189 of 288	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	237 of 290	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	72 of 228	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	200 of 258	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	73 of 254	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.5	108 of 256	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	123 of 255	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.6	71 of 284	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	46 of 261	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	48.7	136 of 258	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	129 of 251	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	65 of 248	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	221 of 251	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+48 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-10 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

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Schools Near Peninsula 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
Peninsula School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Main Street	Prospect Harbor	04669	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 963-2003	65	11	5.9	66.2%	61 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	214^th of 289 public elementary schools	26.0%		43.4	189^th of 288 public elementary schools	34.4%	25	54.1	51.4		$37,427
Ella Lewis School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Old Village Road	Steuben	04680	Washington County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 546-2430	79	7	11.6	67.1%	70 (88.6%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	91.5	20^th of 289 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.7	6^th of 288 public elementary schools	97.9%	14	76.7	80.0		$30,373
Conners-Emerson School	Public	K-8	11 Eagle Lake Road	Bar Harbor	04609	Hancock County	Bar Harbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 288-3631	346	45	7.6	20.8%	286 (82.7%)	18 (5.2%)	11 (3.2%)	14 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	97.6	4^th of 289 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.8	10^th of 288 public elementary schools	96.5%	6	86.2	83.7	65.6	$30,425
Milbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39 Washington Street	Milbridge	04658	Washington County	Regional School Unit 37/Maine School Admin District 37	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 546-2210	114	13	8.9	74.6%	82 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	55.2	149^th of 289 public elementary schools	48.4%		53.2	150^th of 288 public elementary schools	47.9%	1	63.3	55.7		$22,213
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-5	542 Bert Gray Road	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-3200	152	17	8.9	57.2%	136 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)	37.5	210^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.3%		56.5	135^th of 288 public elementary schools	53.1%	75	52.7	54.1		$31,182
Hancock Grammar School	Public	K-8	33 Cemetery Road	Hancock	04640	Hancock County	Hancock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-6231	188	23	8.1	66.0%	172 (91.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	47.7	175^th of 289 public elementary schools	39.4%		43.2	191^st of 288 public elementary schools	33.7%	16	66.9	42.3	42.5	$29,810
Cherryfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	85 School Street	Cherryfield	04622	Washington County	Cherryfield Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 546-7949	110	13	8.3	70.0%	102 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	91	24^th of 289 public elementary schools	91.7%		71.9	86^th of 288 public elementary schools	70.1%	62	80.6	71.6	54.6	$23,482
Mt Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Joy Road	Northeast Harbor	04662	Hancock County	Mount Desert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 276-3348	161	22	7.3	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	90.6	25^th of 289 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.4	31^st of 288 public elementary schools	89.2%	6	83.2	73.7	45.5	$36,321
Cranberry Isles School	Public	K-8	251 Cranberry Road	Cranberry Isles	04625	Hancock County	Cranberry Isles Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 244-3765	5	2	2.7		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$71,083
Lamoine Consolidated School	Public	K-8	53 Lamoine Beach Road	Lamoine	04605	Hancock County	Lamoine Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 667-8578	137	12	11.0	34.3%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	93.3	15^th of 289 public elementary schools	94.8%		87.8	35^th of 288 public elementary schools	87.8%	20	84.0	81.0	47.4	$25,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Peninsula School

What is the racial makeup of Peninsula School?

Students at Peninsula School are 94% White, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Peninsula School attend?

Students who attend Peninsula School usually go on to attend:

High : Sumner Memorial High School

Is Peninsula School a good school?

Peninsula School ranks 214^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Peninsula School in?

Regional School Unit 24

How many students attend Peninsula School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 65 students attended Peninsula School.

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