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Bowdoin Central School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1460 Main Street, Bowdoin, ME 04287 · (207) 666-5779 · Part of School Administrative District 75

Bowdoin’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
194
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowdoin Central School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Bowdoin kids: Mt Ararat Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Bowdoin Central SchoolYou are here
6–8Mt Ararat Middle Schoolin Topsham

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 85.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1460 Main Street, Bowdoin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten29
Grade 120
Grade 222
Grade 335
Grade 429
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
202’20
220’21
208’22
197’23
194’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowdoin Central School from Bowdoin families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 75

The district →
Williams-Cone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topsham
B+
224 students12:1
Woodside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Topsham
C−
294 students11:1
Bowdoinham Community School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowdoinham
C+
192 students11:1
Harpswell Community School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harpswell
C+
132 students14:1
Mt Ararat Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Topsham
C+
533 students11:1
Mt Ararat High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Topsham
B
732 students12:1

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; Bowdoin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.