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Schools in South Eliot

South Eliot’s public schools

School Administrative District 35 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Eliot. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
90%
2021–22
Math proficiency
84%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 9% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,833 students on the public path
In brief

South Eliot’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Eliot’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Marshwood Middle School places highest (better than 81%); Central School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Eliot, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Marshwood High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Marshwood Middle Schoolin EliotA−
9–12Marshwood High Schoolin South BerwickB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 35.

The district

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

School Administrative District 35Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,120 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$18,730ME $20,630 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading90%
State average 84.1% · 1004 students tested
Math84%
State average 81.5% · 1004 students tested

South Eliot vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Eliot—School Administrative District 35
EliotA−School Administrative District 35
KitteryBKittery

Newington, NH and Portsmouth, NH border South Eliot but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in South Eliot

4 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).

Also serving South Eliotin other towns
Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · South Berwick
C+
402 students13:1Rate it →
Eliot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Eliot
B+
282 students11:1Rate it →
Marshwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eliot
A−
490 students12:1Rate it →
Marshwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Berwick
B
659 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about South Eliot’s schools

Are South Eliot’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Eliot. School Administrative District 35 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Eliot. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Eliot in?

School Administrative District 35.

Where do South Eliot kids go to high school?

Marshwood High School.

Parents talk

What South Eliot 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 2023) 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.