Best Public Schools in Peaks Island, ME

Summary:

Peaks Island, Maine is home to a single elementary school, Peaks Island School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 41 students. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peaks Island School appears to be a standout school in several ways. It has seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 136th out of 284 schools in 2014-2015 to 75th out of 290 schools in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 87.8% white students, 9.76% Hispanic students, and 2.44% students of two or more races. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 9.3 is the 3rd best among the 9 elementary schools in the Portland Public Schools district, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

However, the school does have some areas of concern, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.5% for the 2022-2023 school year. On the other hand, the school has a relatively low percentage of students (14.63%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

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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
Peaks Island School	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Church AV	Peaks Island	04108	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 766-2528	41	4	9.3	14.6%	36 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	75.9	75^th of 290 public elementary schools	74.1%					(n/a)	68.4	65.0	$32,839

Cities Near Peaks Island

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Island	2.07 mi	1
South Portland	2.64 mi	8	129^th
Falmouth	2.68 mi	4	10^th
Portland	3.19 mi	16	161^st
Cliff Island	4.96 mi	1

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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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