Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Searsmont

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Ames Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

165 New England Road, Searsmont, ME 04973 · (207) 342-5100 · Part of Regional School Unit 71

Searsmont’s School Grade C better than 30% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
122
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Ames Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts92%
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 ↗

165 New England Road, Searsmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 225
Grade 333
Grade 433
Grade 531
Enrollment over time
120’20
120’21
126’22
129’23
122’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ames Elementary School from Searsmont families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 71

The district →
Captain Albert W. Stevens School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belfast
C−
232 students10:1
East Belfast School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belfast
99 students10:1
Gladys Weymouth Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Morrill
79 students12:1
Kermit S Nickerson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Swanville
C−
58 students10:1
Troy A Howard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belfast
C
330 students11:1
Belfast Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belfast
B
476 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; Searsmont’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.