Best Public Schools in Kittery Point, ME

Summary:

The city of Kittery Point, Maine is home to a single elementary school, Horace Mitchell Primary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 3rd grade. The school is part of the Kittery Public Schools district, which is ranked 63 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horace Mitchell Primary School has seen a decline in its performance in recent years, dropping from a ranking of 28th out of 258 Maine elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 113th out of 290 in the 2022-2023 school year, with a corresponding drop in its rating from 4 stars to 3 stars. However, the school maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6% and a student-teacher ratio of 10, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more personalized attention for students. The school's student population is predominantly white (79.35%), with notable percentages of Hispanic (10.32%) and multiracial (7.1%) students, and 20.65% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of Horace Mitchell Primary School, with a concerning decline in performance balanced by indications of a diverse student population, low chronic absenteeism, and small class sizes. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the school's performance changes could help identify opportunities for improvement and ensure that all students in Kittery Point receive a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Horace Mitchell Primary School	Public	K-3	7 School Lane	Kittery Point	03905	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-1707	310	31	10.0	20.6%	246 (79.4%)	6 (1.9%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	64.2	113^th of 290 public elementary schools	61.0%					(n/a)	65.2	58.7	$21,941

Cities Near Kittery Point

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kittery	2.02 mi	2	93^rd
York	4.25 mi	4	19^th
Eliot	5.02 mi	2	31^st
South Berwick	9.06 mi	3	70^th
Berwick	13.86 mi	3	181^st

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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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