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Schools in South Bristol

South Bristol’s public schools

South Bristol has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Bristol. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
95%
2021–22
Math proficiency
95%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$23.1K
▲ 12% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.2
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
63 students on the public path
In brief

South Bristol’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Bristol’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. South Bristol Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); South Bristol Elementary School lowest (93%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Bristol, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8South Bristol Elementary SchoolSouth BristolA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Bristol.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

South BristolGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 63 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$23,138ME $20,630 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading95%
State average 84.1% · 43 students tested · the state reports 90–100%
Math95%
State average 81.5% · 43 students tested · the state reports 90–100%

South Bristol vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share South Bristol’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Bristol—South Bristol
BoothbayB−Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor
BristolA+Bristol
EdgecombB−Edgecomb
NewcastleA−Great Salt Bay PK–8 · Newcastle

Every school in South Bristol

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in South Bristolby address
South Bristol Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A
63 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about South Bristol’s schools

Are South Bristol’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Bristol. South Bristol has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Bristol. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Bristol in?

South Bristol.

Where do South Bristol kids go to high school?

South Bristol Elementary School.

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What South Bristol families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.