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Downeast School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

100 Moosehead Blvd, Bangor, ME 04401 · (207) 941-6240 · Part of Bangor

Bangor’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Downeast School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bangor kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Bangor kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Downeast SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Moosehead Blvd, Bangor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten62
Grade 155
Grade 275
Grade 362
Enrollment over time
255’20
274’21
294’22
311’23
288’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 10%Black 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Downeast School from Bangor families.

Other schools in Bangor

The district →
Fruit Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
B+
310 students13:1
Vine Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
C+
190 students10:1
Abraham Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
C+
184 students11:1
Fourteenth Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
A−
153 students12:1
Mary Snow School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Bangor
B
266 students13:1
Fairmount School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Bangor
C−
259 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Bangor’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.