Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District

Summary:

The Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District in Maine operates two schools: Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School and Deer Isle-Stonington High School. While the elementary school has a very homogeneous student population, the high school is more diverse. However, both schools face significant challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and high percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student population is 96.55% white, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, 34.98% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The Deer Isle-Stonington High School has also seen a decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 48th out of 114 Maine high schools in 2018-2019 to 96th out of 123 in 2022-2023, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school has an even more alarming chronic absenteeism rate of 40.0%, and 55.65% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

District Detail

251 N. Deer Isle Road Unit 1
Deer Isle, ME 04627

(207) 348-9100

SchoolDigger Rank:
156^th of 177 Maine districts

See the 2023 Maine District rankings!

Grades served: K-12
Students: 318

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
Deer Isle-Stonington High School	Public	9-12	251 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 348-2303	90	12	7.5	61.1%	89 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.2	96^th of 123 public high schools	22.0%		31.1	80^th of 98 public high schools	18.4%	16	55.6	40.0	26.2	$24,966
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School	Public	K-8	249 North Deer Isle RD	Deer Isle	04627	Hancock County	Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 348-6301	228	21	10.7	32.5%	219 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	236^th of 290 public elementary schools	18.6%		19.5	169^th of 210 public elementary schools	19.5%	67	60.2	35.3		$20,690

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklin Public Schools	5.77 mi	1	32^nd
Sedgwick Public Schools	8.21 mi	1	144^th
Brooksville Public Schools	10.92 mi	1	89^th
Regional School Unit 07/Maine School Admin District 07	11.56 mi	1
Isle Au Haut Public Schools	11.69 mi	1

Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District

District Detail

Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School

Deer Isle-Stonington High School

Districts nearby