Best Public Schools in Owls Head, ME

Summary:

The city of Owls Head, Maine is home to a single elementary school, Ash Point Community School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 174 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 13 district, which ranks 95 out of 177 districts in Maine and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Ash Point Community School stands out for its high student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is the highest among the 4 elementary schools in the Regional School Unit 13 district. This could indicate smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students. However, the school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 40.23% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's student population is predominantly white, with 94.25% of students identifying as such, which is significantly higher than the state average for Maine. The school's SchoolDigger ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 46th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 96th out of 228 in 2020-2021. In the current school year (2022-2023), the school is ranked 94th out of 290 Maine elementary schools and has a 3-star rating.

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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
Ash Point Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Ash Point Drive	Owls Head	04854	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 596-6620	174	15	11.4	40.2%	164 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	69.5	94^th of 290 public elementary schools	67.6%		76.1	46^th of 210 public elementary schools	78.1%	48	69.8	62.8	30.0	$22,347

Cities Near Owls Head

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockland	1.3 mi	3	192^nd
Thomaston	4.83 mi	3	112^th
Rockport	7.44 mi	2	20^th
Warren	8.19 mi	1	247^th
Camden	9.1 mi	1	29^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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