Enrollment
256
Elementary
STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE HILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230321000079
Blue Hill Consolidated School
60 High Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614 · (207) 374-2202 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Maine public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
101 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
69.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Blue Hill Consolidated School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Consolidated School this school | 256 | 39.5% | N/A |
| China Primary School China | 242 | 39.7% | N/A |
| Lincolnville Central School Lincolnville | 212 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Edna Libby Elementary School Standish | 296 | 38.9% | N/A |
| Jefferson Village School Jefferson | 215 | 38.1% | N/A |
| Mapleton Elementary School Mapleton | 228 | 40.4% | N/A |
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blue Hill Consolidated School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #42 of 193 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #5 of 199 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #135 of 360 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #3 of 181 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #170 of 181 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #181 of 280 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #114 of 134 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 256 | 30 | 8.5:1 | 39% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 29.8 | 8.5:1 | 19% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 26.8 | 9.1:1 | 16% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 36% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 28.8 | 9.4:1 | 40% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 28 | 9.4:1 | 34% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 26 | 9.3:1 | 36% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 24 | 9.0:1 | 24% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 29 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Hill Consolidated School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (270 to 256); teachers up 4% (28.8 to 30).
About Blue Hill Consolidated School
Blue Hill, Maine, is home to Blue Hill Consolidated School, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 256 students in pre-K through 8.
Blue Hill Public Schools operates Blue Hill Consolidated School.
Roughly 96% of students at Blue Hill Consolidated School are White. Hancock County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.5:1. Compared with the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Maine public elementary schools, Blue Hill Consolidated School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Hancock County area, median household income comes to about $72,744, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hancock County counts 35 public schools with about 5,938 students.
Blue Hill Consolidated School's closest public school neighbor is Sedgwick Elementary School, about 5.2 miles away. The ten-mile area around Blue Hill Consolidated School holds 4 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 253 to 256, a small change.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,460
Census ACS
Median income
$72,744
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
5,938 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Sedgwick Elementary School5.2 mi · 67
- Penobscot Elementary School6.9 mi · 65
- Surry Elementary School7.3 mi · 134
- Brooksville Elementary School8.3 mi · 42
- Brooklin School10.1 mi · 57
- Adams School10.3 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Hill Consolidated SchoolHow large is Blue Hill Consolidated School?
Blue Hill Consolidated School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Blue Hill Consolidated School serve?
Blue Hill Consolidated School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Blue Hill Consolidated School have?
Blue Hill Consolidated School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Hill Consolidated School?
Student demographics at Blue Hill Consolidated School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Blue Hill Consolidated School public or private?
Blue Hill Consolidated School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blue Hill Public Schools.
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