Best Public Schools in Athens, ME

Summary:

The city of Athens, Maine is home to a single elementary school, the Athens Community School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 112 students. This school is part of the Athens Public Schools district, which is ranked 13th out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Athens Community School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 20 elementary schools in Maine and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This impressive performance has been maintained over several years, indicating a sustained level of excellence. The school's student population is predominantly white, with only 2.68% of students identifying as two or more races, which may be an area for the school to address in order to better reflect the diversity of the broader community. Additionally, over 50% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the school is serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students and may need to provide additional support and resources to these students.

Despite its small size, with only 112 students, the Athens Community School appears to be effectively serving its diverse population. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate and high performance rankings suggest that it is providing a quality education to its students. However, the school's small size may also limit the range of educational and extracurricular opportunities available to its students, which is something for the school and district to consider as they work to continuously improve the educational experience for the children of Athens, Maine.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Athens Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Fox Hill Road	Athens	04912	Somerset County	Athens Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 654-2561	112	11	9.8	51.8%	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	92.5	18^th of 290 public elementary schools	93.8%					(n/a)	76.3	75.3	68.0	$19,860

Cities Near Athens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cornville	4.68 mi	1	263^rd
Harmony	5.79 mi	1	244^th
Solon	9.38 mi	1	49^th
Hartland	11.61 mi	1	246^th
Bingham	12.55 mi	2	245^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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