Best Public Schools in Brewer, ME

Summary:

The city of Brewer, Maine is home to two schools - Brewer Community School, an elementary school, and Brewer High School. While the elementary school has consistently ranked in the top half of Maine schools, the high school has seen a significant decline in its state ranking over the past few years, dropping from 16th out of 82 schools in 2020-2021 to 77th out of 123 schools in 2022-2023.

Brewer Community School has a student enrollment of 884 and a majority white student population at 86.31%. The school has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1% and a higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch at 35.63%. In contrast, Brewer High School has a student enrollment of 720 and a 90.14% white student population. However, the high school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 34.5% and a lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch at 30.42%.

The lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1 at Brewer Community School compared to 15 at Brewer High School may be a contributing factor to the elementary school's stronger performance. Overall, the data suggests that while Brewer Public Schools are generally performing well, with the elementary school ranking highly, the high school is an area of concern that warrants further investigation and intervention to address the declining state ranking and high chronic absenteeism rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Brewer High School	Public	9-12	261 Center Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 989-4140	720	48	15.0	30.4%	649 (90.1%)	12 (1.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	35.6	77^th of 123 public high schools	37.4%		46.1	63^rd of 98 public high schools	35.7%	14	52.0	48.7	34.5	$15,328
Brewer Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	92 Pendleton Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 404-5700	884	73	12.1	35.6%	763 (86.3%)	9 (1.0%)	40 (4.5%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.3%)	66.1	108^th of 290 public elementary schools	62.8%		59.9	81^st of 210 public elementary schools	61.4%	27	72.7	51.9	38.8	$17,353

Cities Near Brewer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bangor	1.48 mi	11	55^th
Veazie	4.02 mi	1	80^th
Orrington	5.04 mi	1	132^nd
Holden	5.04 mi	2	41^st
Hampden	5.23 mi	4	23^rd

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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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