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Harpswell Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

308 Harpswell Islands Road, Harpswell, ME 04079 · (207) 729-5177 · Part of School Administrative District 75

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

Directions
Students
132
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Harpswell Community School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Maine’s public schools
  • Next stop for Harpswell kids: Mt Ararat Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Harpswell Community SchoolYou are here
6–8Mt Ararat Middle Schoolin Topsham

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts82%
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 ↗

308 Harpswell Islands Road, Harpswell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 130
Grade 218
Grade 317
Grade 423
Grade 523
Enrollment over time
128’20
125’21
122’22
129’23
132’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harpswell Community School from Harpswell families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 75

The district →
Williams-Cone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topsham
B+
224 students12:1
Bowdoin Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bowdoin
B+
194 students11:1
Woodside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Topsham
C−
294 students11:1
Bowdoinham Community School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowdoinham
C+
192 students11:1
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; Harpswell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.