For the 2024 school year, there are 33 public preschools serving 8,315 students in Penobscot County, ME.
The top ranked public preschools in Penobscot County, ME are Dedham School, Fruit Street School and Eddington School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Penobscot County, ME public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 80% (versus the Maine public pre school average of 77%), and reading proficiency score of 84% (versus the 82% statewide average). Pre schools in Penobscot County have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Maine public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public preschool average of 13% (majority Black).
Best Public Preschools in Penobscot County (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dedham School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2065 Main Road
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Grades: PK-8
| 160 students
Rank: #22.
Fruit Street School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
175 Fruit Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6270
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6270
Grades: PK-3
| 331 students
Rank: #33.
Eddington School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
440 Main Road
Eddington, ME 04428
(207) 843-6010
Eddington, ME 04428
(207) 843-6010
Grades: PK-1
| 115 students
Rank: #44.
Asa C Adams School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
6 Goodridge Drive
Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-2151
Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-2151
Grades: PK-5
| 315 students
Rank: #55.
Center Drive School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
19 School Street
Orrington, ME 04474
(207) 825-3697
Orrington, ME 04474
(207) 825-3697
Grades: PK-8
| 345 students
Rank: #66.
Veazie Community School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1040 School Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Grades: PK-8
| 163 students
Rank: #77.
Glenburn Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
991 Hudson Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-8769
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-8769
Grades: PK-8
| 357 students
Rank: #88.
Brewer Community School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
92 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Grades: PK-8
| 907 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Dr Lewis S Libby School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
13 School Street
Milford, ME 04461
(207) 827-2252
Milford, ME 04461
(207) 827-2252
Grades: PK-8
| 284 students
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Etna-dixmont School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2100 Dixmont Road
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Grades: PK-4
| 175 students
Rank: #1111.
Kingman Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
25 Park St
Kingman, ME 04451
(207) 765-2500
Kingman, ME 04451
(207) 765-2500
Grades: PK-5
| 12 students
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Abraham Lincoln School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
45 Forest Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6280
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6280
Grades: PK-3
| 170 students
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Alton Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
22 Argyle Rd
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 394-2331
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 394-2331
Grades: PK-5
| 78 students
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Carmel Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
50 Plymouth Road
Carmel, ME 04419
(207) 848-3383
Carmel, ME 04419
(207) 848-3383
Grades: PK-4
| 171 students
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Opal Myrick Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
45 North Street
East Millinocket, ME 04430
(207) 746-3511
East Millinocket, ME 04430
(207) 746-3511
Grades: PK-4
| 135 students
Rank: #12 - 1612. - 16.
Vine Street School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
66 Vine Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6300
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6300
Grades: PK-3
| 205 students
Rank: #1717.
Old Town Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
576 Stillwater Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-1544
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-1544
Grades: PK-5
| 436 students
Rank: #1818.
Enfield Station Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
561 Hammett Road
West Enfield, ME 04493
(207) 732-4141
West Enfield, ME 04493
(207) 732-4141
Grades: PK-5
| 199 students
Rank: #1919.
Ella P Burr School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
23 Ella P Burr Street
Lincoln, ME 04457
(207) 794-3014
Lincoln, ME 04457
(207) 794-3014
Grades: PK-3
| 289 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Patricia A Duran School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
235 Billings Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 848-4081
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 848-4081
Grades: PK-4
| 457 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
337 Williams Road
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Grades: PK-4
| 320 students
Rank: #2222.
Fourteenth Street School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
224 Fourteenth Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6350
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6350
Grades: PK-3
| 149 students
Rank: #2323.
Lee/winn School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1009 Route 168
Winn, ME 04495
(207) 738-3060
Winn, ME 04495
(207) 738-3060
Grades: PK-4
| 88 students
Rank: #2424.
Central Community Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
118 Main Street
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-0325
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-0325
Grades: PK-5
| 489 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Granite Street School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
191 Granite Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6426
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6426
Grades: PK-5
| 225 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
169 South Levant Road
Levant, ME 04456
(207) 884-7444
Levant, ME 04456
(207) 884-7444
Grades: PK-5
| 210 students
Rank: #2727.
Ridge View Community School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 Fern Road, Suite 1
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Grades: PK-8
| 555 students
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Downeast School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
100 Moosehead Blvd
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6240
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6240
Grades: PK-3
| 274 students
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Helen S Dunn Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
129 Military Rd
Greenbush, ME 04418
(207) 826-2000
Greenbush, ME 04418
(207) 826-2000
Grades: PK-8
| 168 students
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Katahdin Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
805 Station Road
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4285
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4285
Grades: PK-5
| 129 students
Rank: #3131.
Viola Rand School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
55 Highland Avenue
Bradley, ME 04411
(207) 827-2508
Bradley, ME 04411
(207) 827-2508
Grades: PK-3
| 72 students
Rank: n/an/a
20 Main Road North
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 862-3830
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 862-3830
Grades: PK-2
| 309 students
Rank: n/an/a
2220 Western Avenue
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 234-2781
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 234-2781
Grades: PK
| 23 students
Penobscot County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
641 Main Street
Bradford, ME 04410
(207) 327-1112
Bradford, ME 04410
(207) 327-1112
Grades: K-2
| 83 students
5 Somerset St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8640
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8640
Grades: 6-8
| 285 students
49 Capri St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8620
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8620
Grades: PK-K
| 173 students
42 Stetson Rd
Corinna, ME 04928
(207) 278-4263
Corinna, ME 04928
(207) 278-4263
Grades: PK-4
| 160 students
62 Abbott Hill Rd
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-5571
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-5571
Grades: 5-8
| n/a students
60 Abbott Hill Rd
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-7671
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-7671
Grades: K-4
| n/a students
Graham Lane
Mattawamkeag, ME 04459
(207) 736-2750
Mattawamkeag, ME 04459
(207) 736-2750
Grades: PK-4
| 55 students
883 Main St.
Springfield, ME 04487
(207) 738-2665
Springfield, ME 04487
(207) 738-2665
Grades: PK
| n/a students
2100 Dixmont Road
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Grades: PK-8
| 210 students
No Location Available
Exeter, ME 04435
(207) 379-2291
Exeter, ME 04435
(207) 379-2291
Grades: 3-5
| n/a students
No Location Available
Garland, ME 04939
(207) 924-6942
Garland, ME 04939
(207) 924-6942
Grades: K-2
| n/a students
47 So Brunswick Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3905
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3905
Grades: 4-5
| 131 students
190 Stillwater Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3925
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3925
Grades: K-3
| 136 students
83 Bennoch Road
Stillwater, ME 04489
(207) 827-3930
Stillwater, ME 04489
(207) 827-3930
Grades: K-5
| 102 students
2150 Hudson Rd
Hudson, ME 04449
(207) 327-1444
Hudson, ME 04449
(207) 327-1444
Grades: 3-4
| 60 students
20 Jefferson Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3920
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3920
Grades: K-3
| 100 students
4067 Broadway
Kenduskeag, ME 04450
(207) 884-7979
Kenduskeag, ME 04450
(207) 884-7979
Grades: K-2
| 130 students
22 Howland Road
Lagrange, ME 04453
(207) 943-2196
Lagrange, ME 04453
(207) 943-2196
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
199 State St
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6430
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6430
Grades: 7-8
| n/a students
386 Main St
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-3301
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-3301
Grades: 3-5
| 166 students
1182 Dover Road
Charleston, ME 04422
(207) 285-0780
Charleston, ME 04422
(207) 285-0780
Grades: 9-12
| 28 students
142 Elm Street
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4470
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4470
Grades: PK-4
| 307 students
Old Town Regional Special Ed Prog (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
21 Jefferson Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-4441
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-4441
Grades: K-12
| 25 students
88 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8625
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8625
Grades: 1-2
| 207 students
337 Williams Road
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Grades: 5-8
| 328 students
131 State St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-3244
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-3244
Grades: 4-5
| 221 students
394 Village Road
Stetson, ME 04488
(207) 296-2571
Stetson, ME 04488
(207) 296-2571
Grades: K-2
| 34 students
100 Washington St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8660
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8660
Grades: 1-3
| 295 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public preschools in Penobscot County, ME?
The top ranked public preschools in Penobscot County, ME include Dedham School, Fruit Street School and Eddington School.
How many public preschools are located in Penobscot County, ME?
33 public preschools are located in Penobscot County, ME.
What is the racial composition of students in Penobscot County, ME?
Penobscot County, ME public preschools minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public preschools average of 13% (majority Black).
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