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Best Penobscot County Public Preschools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 32 public preschools serving 8,085 students in Penobscot County, ME.
The top ranked public preschools in Penobscot County, ME are Dedham School, Asa C Adams School and Veazie Community 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 56% (versus the Maine public pre school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 84% (versus the 82% statewide average). Pre schools in Penobscot County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 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 14% (majority Black).

Best Public Preschools in Penobscot County (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dedham School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2065 Main Road
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Gr: PK-8 | 147 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: #22.
Asa C Adams School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6 Goodridge Drive
Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-2151
Gr: PK-5 | 323 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #33.
Veazie Community School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1040 School Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Gr: PK-8 | 158 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #44.
Fruit Street School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
175 Fruit Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6270
Gr: PK-3 | 322 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #55.
Etna-dixmont School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2100 Dixmont Road
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Gr: PK-4 | 180 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Rank: #66.
Dr Lewis S Libby School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
13 School Street
Milford, ME 04461
(207) 827-2252
Gr: PK-8 | 281 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Rank: #77.
Glenburn Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
991 Hudson Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-8769
Gr: PK-8 | 389 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Rank: #88.
Eddington School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59% )
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
440 Main Road
Eddington, ME 04428
(207) 843-6010
Gr: PK-1 | 124 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: #99.
Brewer Community School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
92 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Gr: PK-8 | 860 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
Rank: #1010.
Vine Street School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
66 Vine Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6300
Gr: PK-3 | 176 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #1111.
Enfield Station Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
561 Hammett Road
West Enfield, ME 04493
(207) 732-4141
Gr: PK-5 | 211 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 3%
Rank: #1212.
Fourteenth Street School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
224 Fourteenth Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6350
Gr: PK-3 | 153 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #1313.
Granite Street School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
191 Granite Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6426
Gr: PK-5 | 216 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Rank: #1414.
Center Drive School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
19 School Street
Orrington, ME 04474
(207) 825-3697
Gr: PK-8 | 354 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Alton Elementary School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
22 Argyle Rd
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 394-2331
Gr: PK-3 | 57 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Lee/winn School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1009 Route 168
Winn, ME 04495
(207) 290-4992
Gr: PK-4 | 83 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
Rank: #1717.
Kingman Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
25 Park St
Kingman, ME 04451
(207) 765-2500
Gr: PK-6 | 16 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
Rank: #1818.
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
169 South Levant Road
Levant, ME 04456
(207) 884-7444
Gr: PK-5 | 219 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Carmel Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
50 Plymouth Road
Carmel, ME 04419
(207) 848-3383
Gr: PK-4 | 161 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Patricia A Duran School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
235 Billings Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 848-4081
Gr: PK-4 | 463 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Abraham Lincoln School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
45 Forest Avenue
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6280
Gr: PK-3 | 176 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Opal Myrick Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
45 North Street
East Millinocket, ME 04430
(207) 746-3511
Gr: PK-4 | 143 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Rank: #2323.
Ella P Burr School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
23 Ella P Burr Street
Lincoln, ME 04457
(207) 794-3014
Gr: PK-3 | 325 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 2%
Rank: #2424.
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
337 Williams Road
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Gr: PK-4 | 331 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Rank: #2525.
Old Town Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
576 Stillwater Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-1544
Gr: PK-5 | 476 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
Rank: #2626.
Central Community Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
118 Main Street
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-0325
Gr: PK-5 | 496 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Rank: #2727.
Downeast School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
100 Moosehead Blvd
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6240
Gr: PK-3 | 311 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #2828.
Ridge View Community School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
175 Fern Road, Suite 1
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Gr: PK-8 | 562 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
Rank: #2929.
Katahdin Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
805 Station Road
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4285
Gr: PK-5 | 139 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
Rank: #3030.
Helen S Dunn Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
129 Military Rd
Greenbush, ME 04418
(207) 826-2000
Gr: PK-8 | 142 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: n/an/a
Newburgh Elementary School
2220 Western Avenue
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 234-2781
Gr: PK | 51 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Rank: n/an/a
Viola Rand School
55 Highland Avenue
Bradley, ME 04411
(207) 827-2508
Gr: PK-1 | 40 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Penobscot County, ME

Penobscot County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Bradford Elementary School (Closed 2023)
641 Main Street
Bradford, ME 04410
(207) 327-1112
Gr: K-2 | 83 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Brewer Middle School (Closed 2012)
5 Somerset St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8640
Gr: 6-8 | 285 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Capri Street School (Closed 2012)
49 Capri St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8620
Gr: PK-K | 173 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
Corinna Elementary School (Closed 2020)
42 Stetson Rd
Corinna, ME 04928
(207) 278-4263
Gr: PK-4 | 160 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Dexter Middle School (Closed 2011)
62 Abbott Hill Rd
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-5571
Gr: 5-8
Dexter Primary School (Closed 2011)
60 Abbott Hill Rd
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-7671
Gr: K-4
Dr Carl E Troutt School (Closed 2010)
Graham Lane
Mattawamkeag, ME 04459
(207) 736-2750
Gr: PK-4 | 55 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Edith A Lombard School (Closed 2023)
883 Main St.
Springfield, ME 04487
(207) 738-2665
Gr: PK
Etna-dixmont School (Closed 2021)
2100 Dixmont Road
Etna, ME 04434
(207) 992-0735
Gr: PK-8 | 210 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
Exeter Consolidated School (Closed 2011)
No Location Available
Exeter, ME 04435
(207) 379-2291
Gr: 3-5
Garland Elementary School (Closed 2011)
No Location Available
Garland, ME 04939
(207) 924-6942
Gr: K-2
Helen Hunt School (Closed 2004)
47 So Brunswick Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3905
Gr: 4-5 | 131 students Minority enrollment: 6%
Herbert Gray School (Closed 2004)
190 Stillwater Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3925
Gr: K-3 | 136 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Herbert Sargent School (Closed 2004)
83 Bennoch Road
Stillwater, ME 04489
(207) 827-3930
Gr: K-5 | 102 students Minority enrollment: 8%
Hudson Elementary School (Closed 2023)
2150 Hudson Rd
Hudson, ME 04449
(207) 327-1444
Gr: 3-4 | 60 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Jefferson Street School (Closed 2004)
20 Jefferson Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3920
Gr: K-3 | 100 students Minority enrollment: 6%
Kenduskeag Elementary School (Closed 2023)
4067 Broadway
Kenduskeag, ME 04450
(207) 884-7979
Gr: K-2 | 130 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Marion C Cook School (Closed 2015)
22 Howland Road
Lagrange, ME 04453
(207) 943-2196
Millinocket Middle School (Closed 2013)
199 State St
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6430
Gr: 7-8
Morison Memorial School (Closed 2023)
386 Main St
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-3301
Gr: 3-5 | 166 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Mountain View Youth Dev Center (Closed 2023)
1182 Dover Road
Charleston, ME 04422
(207) 285-0780
Gr: 9-12 | 28 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Newport Elementary School (Closed 2020)
142 Elm Street
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4470
Gr: PK-4 | 307 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Old Town Regional Special Ed Prog (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
21 Jefferson Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-4441
Gr: K-12 | 25 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
Pendleton Street School (Closed 2006)
88 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8625
Gr: 1-2 | 207 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 7%
Sebasticook Valley Middle School (Closed 2020)
337 Williams Road
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4592
Gr: 5-8 | 328 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
State Street School (Closed 2012)
131 State St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-3244
Gr: 4-5 | 221 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
Stetson Elementary School (Closed 2023)
394 Village Road
Stetson, ME 04488
(207) 296-2571
Gr: K-2 | 34 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Viola Rand School (Closed 2023)
55 Highland Avenue
Bradley, ME 04411
(207) 827-2508
Gr: PK-3 | 74 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
Washington Street School Bldg (Closed 2012)
100 Washington St
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-8660
Gr: 1-3 | 295 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 7%

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, Asa C Adams School and Veazie Community School.
How many public preschools are located in Penobscot County?
32 public preschools are located in Penobscot County.
What is the racial composition of students in Penobscot County?
Penobscot County public preschools minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public preschools average of 14% (majority Black).
Which public preschools in Penobscot County are often viewed compared to one another?

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