Best Public Schools in Penobscot, ME

Summary:

The city of Penobscot, Maine is home to a single public school, Penobscot Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 69 students. The school is part of the Penobscot Public Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penobscot Elementary School is a standout school in the region, having consistently improved its statewide ranking over the past 15 years, moving from the 87th percentile to the 21st percentile. This improvement has been accompanied by an increase in the school's SchoolDigger rating, from 3 stars to 5 stars out of 5. However, the school's student population is predominantly white (94.2%), with very low representation of other racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2%, which may be an area of concern.

Despite the high chronic absenteeism rate, Penobscot Elementary School appears to serve a relatively affluent student population, with only 13.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.9, suggesting a high level of individual attention and support for students. Overall, Penobscot Elementary School is a high-performing school that has made significant improvements in its academic performance, but it faces challenges in terms of racial diversity and student attendance.

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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
Penobscot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 North Penobscot Road	Penobscot	04476	Hancock County	Penobscot Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 326-9421	69	9	7.9	13.0%	65 (94.2%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.4	21^st of 290 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)	75.0	77.8	58.8	$21,741

Cities Near Penobscot

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooksville	5.91 mi	1	133^rd
Blue Hill	6.83 mi	1	83^rd
Castine	7.03 mi	1	4^th
Sedgwick	7.82 mi	1	204^th
Bucksport	8.3 mi	4	131^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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