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Best Elementary Schools
in RSU 05

This page covers 4 elementary schools in RSU 05. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

4
Schools Ranked
Maine
State
None
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Pownal Elementary School
Grades PK–0596 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.7:1) · above-average investment ($18,155/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
8.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,155
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
2
rank
Mast Landing School
Grades 03–05253 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($18,155/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,155
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
3
rank
Durham Community School
Grades PK–08466 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($18,155/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,155
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
4
rank
Morse Street School
Grades PK–02327 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($18,155/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,155
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
4
Elementary Schools
6
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.