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Pemetic Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

327 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 · (207) 244-5502 · Part of Southwest Harbor

Southwest Harbor’s School Grade A better than 86% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
127
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Pemetic Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Southwest Harbor kids: Mt Desert Island High School

On the path

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

PK–8Pemetic Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–12Mt Desert Island High Schoolin Bar Harbor

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency87%
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 ↗

327 Main Street, Southwest Harbor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten22
Grade 113
Grade 216
Grade 311
Grade 416
Grade 58
Grade 69
Grade 711
Grade 812
Enrollment over time
120’20
133’21
144’22
122’23
127’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pemetic Elementary School from Southwest Harbor families.

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