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Central School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

197 Main Street, South Berwick, ME 03908 · (207) 384-2333 · Part of School Administrative District 35

South Berwick’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
402
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Central School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for South Berwick kids: Marshwood Middle School

On the path

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

PK–3Central SchoolYou are here
6–8Marshwood Middle Schoolin Eliot

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts92%
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 ↗

197 Main Street, South Berwick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K80
Kindergarten80
Grade 173
Grade 280
Grade 389
Enrollment over time
362’20
370’21
372’22
387’23
402’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central School from South Berwick families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 35

The district →
Eliot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Eliot
B+
282 students11:1
Marshwood Great Works School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · South Berwick
C+
287 students12:1
Marshwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eliot
A−
490 students12:1
Marshwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Berwick
B
659 students13:1

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