Top 10 Best Public Elementary Schools in Maine (2024)

The top ranked public elementary schools in Maine are Pond Cove Elementary School, Falmouth Middle School and Cape Elizabeth Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public elementary schools are Hampden.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Maine is 81%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 84%.

Top Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Maine (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Pond Cove Elementary School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-4
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-7339
Rank: #22.
Falmouth Middle School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
52 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3740
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Cape Elizabeth Middle School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
14 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-8176
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Yarmouth Elementary School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 2-4
121 Mccartney Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-3391
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Dedham School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
2065 Main Road
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Lamoine Consolidated School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
53 Lamoine Beach Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-8578
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Lincolnville Central School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
523 Hope Road
Lincolnville, ME 04849
(207) 763-3366
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Manchester Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17 School St.
Manchester, ME 04351
(207) 622-2949
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Mapleton Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1642 Main St
Mapleton, ME 04757
(207) 764-1589
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Mt Desert Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
8 Joy Road
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 276-3348
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Veazie Community School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1040 School Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Rank: #1212.
York Middle School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
30 Organug Road
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
Rank: #1313.
Frank H Harrison Middle School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
220 Mccartney Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-2499
Rank: #1414.
Falmouth Elementary School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
58 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3988
Rank: #1515.
Camden-rockport Middle School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 10%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
34 Knowlton Street
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-7805
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Conners-emerson School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
11 Eagle Lake Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-3631
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
East Auburn Community School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
15 Andrew Drive
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 782-4142
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Mabel I Wilson School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
353 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Phillips Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1401 Rangeley Road
Phillips, ME 04966
(207) 639-2909
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Shapleigh Memorial School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
467 Shapleigh Corner Road
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Rank: #2121.
Bristol Consolidated School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
767 Main St. Suite 2
Pemaquid, ME 04558
(207) 677-2678
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Greely Middle School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
351 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4815
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Middle School Of The Kennebunks
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
60 Thompson Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Wentworth School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: 3-5
20 Quentin Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4600
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Coastal Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 10%)
Grades: 2-4
1 Coastal Ridge Drive
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1800
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Durham Community School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
654 Hallowell Road
Durham, ME 04222
(207) 353-9333
Rank: #2727.
Reeds Brook Middle School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 92% (Top 10%)
Reading: 94% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
28a Main Road South
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 862-3540
Rank: #2828.
Sea Road School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 92% (Top 10%)
Reading: 93% (Top 10%)
Grades: 3-5
29 Sea Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1105
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Belgrade Central School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
158 Depot Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
(207) 495-2321
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Bowdoinham Community School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
23 Cemetery Road
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
(207) 666-5546
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Camden-rockport Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
11 Children's Way
Rockport, ME 04856
(207) 236-7809
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Hanson School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-3
53 Upper Guinea Road
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-1299
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Lyman Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
39 Schoolhouse Road
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 499-7228
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Narragansett Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
284 Main Street
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1250
Rank: #29 - 3829. - 38.
Rangeley Lakes Regional School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
43 Mendolia Road
Rangeley, ME 04970
(207) 864-3311
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