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B+

Pownal Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

587 Elmwood Road, Pownal, ME 04069 · (207) 688-4832 · Part of Regional School Unit 05

Pownal’s School Grade A better than 93% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
97
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pownal Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pownal kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Pownal Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency95%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts84%
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 ↗

587 Elmwood Road, Pownal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten12
Grade 114
Grade 214
Grade 318
Grade 415
Grade 514
Enrollment over time
103’20
108’21
96’22
89’23
97’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pownal Elementary School from Pownal families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 05

The district →
Durham Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Durham
A
469 students11:1
Morse Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Freeport
288 students10:1
Mast Landing School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Freeport
A
266 students10:1
Freeport Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Freeport
A
288 students10:1
Freeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
A+
593 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; Pownal’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.