The average public preschool in Maine has approximately 229 students (2025).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Maine (by enrollment) is Falmouth Elementary School with 874 students.
# Students Range: 395
874
Avg. # Students: 537
Largest Maine Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Falmouth Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 874
Grades: PK-5
58 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3988
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3988
Rank: #22.
Brewer Community School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 860
Grades: PK-8
92 Pendleton Street
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 404-5700
Rank: #33.
Caribou Community School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 773
Grades: PK-8
24 Bennett Dr
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4240
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4240
Rank: #44.
Robert V. Connors Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 739
Grades: PK-6
400 Bartlett Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4130
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4130
Rank: #55.
Mabel I Wilson School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 737
Grades: PK-3
353 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Rank: #66.
Lisbon Community School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 655
Grades: PK-5
33 Mill Street
Lisbon, ME 04250
(207) 353-4132
Lisbon, ME 04250
(207) 353-4132
Rank: #77.
Students: 638
Grades: PK-2
75 Jordan Ave
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1970
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 319-1970
Rank: #88.
Montello School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 628
Grades: PK-6
407 East Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4150
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4150
Rank: #99.
Pond Cove Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 569
Grades: PK-4
12 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-7339
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-7339
Rank: #1010.
Ridge View Community School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 562
Grades: PK-8
175 Fern Road, Suite 1
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Rank: #1111.
Winslow Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 552
Grades: PK-6
285 Benton Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-1967
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-1967
Rank: #1212.
Buxton Center Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 546
Grades: PK-5
912 Long Plains Road
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Rank: #1313.
George J Mitchell School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 545
Grades: PK-3
58 Drummond Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-0695
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-0695
Rank: #1414.
Waterboro Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 530
Grades: PK-5
340 Sokokis Trail
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
Rank: #1515.
Molly Ockett School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 529
Grades: PK-8
25 Molly Ockett Drive
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2401
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2401
Rank: #1616.
Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 524
Grades: PK-6
601 College Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4160
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4160
Rank: #1717.
Central Community Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 496
Grades: PK-5
118 Main Street
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-0325
Corinth, ME 04427
(207) 285-0325
Rank: #1818.
Fairview School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 495
Grades: PK-6
397 Minot Avenue
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 784-3559
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 784-3559
Rank: #1919.
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 494
Grades: PK-5
175 Auburn St
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8215
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8215
Rank: #2020.
Thomas J Mcmahon Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 488
Grades: PK-6
151 North Temple Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4140
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4140
Rank: #2121.
Amanda C Rowe School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 481
Grades: PK-5
23 Orono Rd
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8205
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8205
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Durham Community School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 476
Grades: PK-8
654 Hallowell Road
Durham, ME 04222
(207) 353-9333
Durham, ME 04222
(207) 353-9333
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Old Town Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 476
Grades: PK-5
576 Stillwater Avenue
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-1544
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-1544
Rank: #2424.
Fort Kent Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 465
Grades: PK-6
108 Pleasant St
Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-3456
Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-3456
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Howard C Reiche Community School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 463
Grades: PK-5
166 Brackett St
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8175
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8175
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Patricia A Duran School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 463
Grades: PK-4
235 Billings Road
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 848-4081
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 848-4081
Rank: #2727.
Narragansett Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 440
Grades: PK-5
284 Main Street
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1250
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1250
Rank: #2828.
Margaret Chase Smith
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 439
Grades: PK-4
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Rank: #2929.
Poland Community School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 432
Grades: PK-6
1250 Maine Street
Poland, ME 04274
(207) 998-4915
Poland, ME 04274
(207) 998-4915
Rank: #3030.
Carl J Lamb School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 424
Grades: PK-4
233 Shaws Ridge Road
Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 324-8481
Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 324-8481
Rank: #3131.
Guy E Rowe School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 414
Grades: PK-6
219 Main Street
Norway, ME 04268
(207) 743-5183
Norway, ME 04268
(207) 743-5183
Rank: #3232.
Vassalboro Community School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 404
Grades: PK-8
1116 Webber Pond Road
Vassalboro, ME 04989
(207) 923-3100
Vassalboro, ME 04989
(207) 923-3100
Rank: #3333.
Farwell Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 402
Grades: PK-6
84-110 Farwell St
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4110
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4110
Rank: #3434.
East End Community School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 396
Grades: PK-5
195 North St
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 874-8228
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 874-8228
Rank: #3535.
Students: 395
Grades: PK-2
177 Alewive Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maine average public preschools student size?
The Maine average public preschools student size is 229 for 2025.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Maine?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maine include Falmouth Elementary School, Brewer Community School and Caribou Community School.
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