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C−

Buxton Center Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

912 Long Plains Road, Buxton, ME 04093 · (207) 929-3836 · Part of School Administrative District 06

Buxton’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
552
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Buxton Center Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Buxton kids: Bonny Eagle Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Buxton Center Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Bonny Eagle Middle School712 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts79%
State average 85.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

912 Long Plains Road, Buxton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten70
Grade 191
Grade 287
Grade 398
Grade 489
Grade 587
Enrollment over time
546’20
534’21
538’22
546’23
552’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buxton Center Elementary School from Buxton families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 06

The district →
Edna Libby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Standish
A
296 students14:1
Hollis School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hollis
C
272 students13:1
H B Emery Jr Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Limington
C+
211 students12:1
Steep Falls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Steep Falls
A−
85 students12:1
George E Jack School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Standish
B
140 students13:1
Bonny Eagle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buxton
C+
712 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; Buxton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.