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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maine

181 public elementary schools in Maine appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Acadia Academy School leads the list at 16.7:1, against a median of 11.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

181

Maine

Top Students/teacher

16.7:1

Median Students/teacher

11.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Acadia Academy School	Lewiston, ME	Acadia Academy	Elementary	250	16.7:1
2	Pine Street Elementary School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	325	15.6:1
3	Houlton Southside School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	368	15.4:1
4	Fairview School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	489	15.3:1
5	Eva Hoyt Zippel School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	289	14.8:1
6	James H Bean School	Sidney, ME	RSU 18	Elementary	300	14.0:1
7	George B Weatherbee School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Elementary	381	14.0:1
8	Caribou Community School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	Elementary	752	14.0:1
9	Greene Central School	Greene, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	Elementary	339	13.9:1
10	Center Drive School	Orrington, ME	Orrington Public Schools	Elementary	346	13.8:1
11	Laura E Richards School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	Elementary	219	13.8:1
12	Edna Libby Elementary School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Elementary	296	13.8:1
13	Lillian Parks Hussey School	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	Elementary	235	13.7:1
14	Sacopee Valley Elementary School	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	Elementary	364	13.6:1
15	Glenburn Elementary School	Glenburn, ME	Glenburn Public Schools	Elementary	381	13.6:1
16	Mapleton Elementary School	Mapleton, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	Elementary	228	13.6:1
17	Narragansett Elementary School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	479	13.5:1
18	Van Buren Elementary School	Van Buren, ME	RSU 88/MSAD 24	Elementary	204	13.4:1
19	Central School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	Elementary	402	13.4:1
20	Rose M Gaffney School	Machias, ME	Machias Public Schools	Elementary	321	13.4:1
21	C K Burns School	Saco, ME	Saco Public Schools	Elementary	641	13.4:1
22	Fruit Street School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	310	13.3:1
23	Burchard A Dunn School	New Gloucester, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	Elementary	350	13.1:1
24	Turner Primary School	Turner, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	Elementary	308	13.0:1
25	Greely Middle School 4-5	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Elementary	375	13.0:1
26	Windham Primary School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	Elementary	727	13.0:1
27	Fort Kent Elementary School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	Elementary	454	13.0:1
28	Yarmouth Elementary School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	Elementary	476	12.9:1
29	Lisbon Community School	Lisbon, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	Elementary	657	12.9:1
30	Paris Elementary School	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	Elementary	424	12.8:1
31	Belgrade Central School	Belgrade, ME	RSU 18	Elementary	236	12.8:1
32	Pond Cove Elementary	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	579	12.8:1
33	Manchester School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	Elementary	357	12.8:1
34	Wells Elementary School	Wells, ME	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	Elementary	563	12.8:1
35	Lincoln School	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	Elementary	291	12.7:1
36	Helen Thompson School	West Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	Elementary	245	12.7:1
37	Mary Snow School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	266	12.7:1
38	Carrabec Community School	North Anson, ME	RSU 74/MSAD 74	Elementary	225	12.6:1
39	Sea Road School	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	Elementary	308	12.6:1
40	Hollis School	Hollis, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Elementary	272	12.6:1
41	George J Mitchell School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	Elementary	532	12.6:1
42	Houlton Elementary School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	282	12.5:1
43	Village Elementary School-Gorham	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	392	12.5:1
44	Park Avenue Elementary School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	390	12.5:1
45	Turner Elementary School	Turner, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	Elementary	295	12.5:1
46	Mill Pond School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	Elementary	289	12.5:1
47	Waterboro Elementary School	East Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	Elementary	547	12.4:1
48	Sanford Pride Elementary School	Sanford, ME	Sanford Public Schools	Elementary	383	12.4:1
49	Guy E Rowe School	Norway, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	Elementary	428	12.4:1
50	Mabel I Wilson School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Elementary	730	12.3:1

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