The average public elementary school in Maine has approximately 257 students (2026).
The public elementary schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public elementary school in Maine (by enrollment) is Sanford Middle School, with 920 students.
# Students Range: 524
920
Avg. # Students: 646
Largest Maine Public Elementary Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Sanford Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 920
Grades: 5-8
52 Spartan Dr
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Rank: #22.
Falmouth Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 871
Grades: PK-5
58 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3988
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3988
Rank: #33.
Students: 807
Grades: 5-8
120 Wescott Road
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 773-5629
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 773-5629
Rank: #44.
Brewer Community School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 800
Grades: PK-8
92 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Rank: #55.
Caribou Community School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 752
Grades: PK-8
24 Bennett Dr
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4240
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4240
Rank: #66.
Ellsworth Elementary-middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 740
Grades: PK-8
20 Forrest Avenue
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-6241
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-6241
Rank: #77.
Robert V. Connors Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 737
Grades: PK-6
400 Bartlett Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4130
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4130
Rank: #88.
Mabel I Wilson School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 730
Grades: PK-3
353 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Rank: #99.
Windham Primary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 727
Grades: K-3
404 Gray Road
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1840
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1840
Rank: #1010.
Gorham Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 718
Grades: 6-8
106 Weeks Road
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1220
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1220
Rank: #1111.
Bonny Eagle Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 712
Grades: 6-8
92 Sokokis Trail
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3833
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3833
Rank: #1212.
Westbrook Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 710
Grades: 5-8
471 Stroudwater Street
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207) 854-0830
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207) 854-0830
Rank: #1313.
Montello School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 675
Grades: PK-6
407 East Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4150
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4150
Rank: #1414.
Wentworth School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 664
Grades: 3-5
20 Quentin Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4600
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4600
Rank: #1515.
Scarborough Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 663
Grades: 6-8
21 Quentin Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4800
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4800
Rank: #1616.
Lisbon Community School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 657
Grades: PK-5
33 Mill Street
Lisbon, ME 04250
(207) 353-4132
Lisbon, ME 04250
(207) 353-4132
Rank: #1717.
C K Burns School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 641
Grades: 3-5
135 Middle Street
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 284-5081
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 284-5081
Rank: #1818.
Massabesic Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 619
Grades: 6-8
134 Old Alfred Road
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
Rank: #1919.
Students: 616
Grades: PK-2
75 Jordan Ave
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1970
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1970
Rank: #2020.
Saco Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 586
Grades: 6-8
40 Buxton Road
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Rank: #2121.
Winslow Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 581
Grades: PK-6
285 Benton Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-1967
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-1967
Rank: #2222.
Pond Cove Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 579
Grades: PK-4
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-7339
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-7339
Rank: #2323.
Benton Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 575
Grades: K-6
68 School Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 453-4240
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 453-4240
Rank: #2424.
Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 572
Grades: PK-6
601 College Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4160
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4160
Rank: #2525.
Windham Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 571
Grades: 6-8
408 Gray Road
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1820
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1820
Rank: #2626.
Wells Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 563
Grades: K-4
276 Sanford Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Rank: #2727.
Buxton Center Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 552
Grades: PK-5
912 Long Plains Road
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Rank: #2828.
Waterboro Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 547
Grades: PK-5
340 Sokokis Trail
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
Rank: #2929.
Brunswick Jr High School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 544
Grades: 6-8
65 Columbia Avenue
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1930
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1930
Rank: #3030.
Biddeford Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 542
Grades: 5-7
25 Tiger Drive
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Rank: #3131.
Mt Ararat Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 533
Grades: 6-8
66 Republic Avenue
Topsham, ME 04086
(207) 729-2950
Topsham, ME 04086
(207) 729-2950
Rank: #3232.
George J Mitchell School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 532
Grades: PK-3
58 Drummond Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-0695
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-0695
Rank: #3333.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 531
Grades: 3-5
44 Mckeen Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1960
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1960
Rank: #3434.
Ridge View Community School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 528
Grades: PK-8
175 Fern Road, Suite 1
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Rank: #3535.
Nokomis Regional Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 524
Grades: 5-8
291 Williams Road Suite 1
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 355-3600
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 355-3600
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maine average public elementary schools student size?
The Maine average public elementary schools student size is 257 for 2026.
What are the public elementary schools with the largest student size in Maine?
The best top-ranked public elementary schools in Maine include Sanford Middle School, Falmouth Elementary School and South Portland Middle School.
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