Oldest Private Elementary Schools in Maine

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The average private elementary school in Maine was founded around 1957 (2021).
The oldest private elementary school in Maine is Berwick Academy, founded in 1791.
The oldest private elementary schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Oldest Private Elementary Schools in Maine (2021)

  • School Founding Date Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Berwick Academy
    Berwick Academy Photo - Berwick Academy Campus
    (3)
     Founding Date: 1791
    Grades: PK-1231 Academy St
    South Berwick, ME 03908
    (207) 384-6300
  • Rank: #22.
    Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Hebron students enjoy a great sense of community before our weekly School Meeting.
    Founding Date: 1804
    Grades: 6-12339 Paris Rd
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207) 966-5225
  • Rank: #33.
    Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy Photo
    (3)
     Founding Date: 1811
    Grades: 6-12438 Main St
    Saco, ME 04072
    (207) 282-5383
  • Rank: #44.
    North Yarmouth Academy
    North Yarmouth Academy Photo - NYA 20 + acre campus in Yarmouth, Maine.
    Founding Date: 1814
    Grades: NS-12148 Main Street
    Yarmouth, ME 04096
    (207) 846-9051
  • Rank: #55.
    St. John's Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1837
    Grades: PK-837 Pleasant Street
    Brunswick, ME 04011
    (207) 725-5507
  • Rank: #66.
    Waynflete
    Waynflete Photo - Upper School Campus
    Founding Date: 1898
    Grades: PK-12360 Spring St
    Portland, ME 04102
    (207) 774-5721
  • Rank: #77.
    Mount Merici Academy
    Mount Merici Academy Photo - Mount Merici Academy, an Ursuline school, is dedicated to nurturing the whole child- mind, body, and spirit- providing love and guidance so that students can achieve their personal best.In partnership with families, our mission is to instill values of respect, responsibility and self-discipline, teaching students in the Ursuline Serviam tradition of service to our community and the world.
    Founding Date: 1911
    Grades: NS-818 Mount Merici Avenue
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207) 873-3773
  • Rank: #88.
    St. Brigid School
    St. Brigid School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1915
    Grades: NS-8695 Stevens Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207) 797-7073
  • Rank: #99.
    John Bapst Memorial High School
    John Bapst Memorial High School Photo - John Bapst offers an Accelerated English Program for International Students, which prepares non-native speakers for the same college entrance examinations - the SAT and AP exams - that American students take. Program participants take English and social science classes alongside American students. They also attend a second class daily in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation and receive help in specific class content areas. The John Bapst English Pledge, which applies during the school day and to television and movies on the weekends, is considered important to the student's overall language improvement.
    Founding Date: 1928
    Grades: 8-12100 Broadway
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207) 947-0313
  • Rank: #1010.
    Saint Dominic Academy
    Saint Dominic Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1941
    Grades: PK-12121 Gracelawn Ave
    Auburn, ME 04210
    (207) 782-6911
  • Rank: #1111.
    Levey Day School
    Levey Day School Photo
    (Jewish)
    (4)
     Founding Date: 1956
    Grades: NS-7400 Deering Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207) 776-7474
  • Rank: #1212.
    Opportunity Training Center
    Special Education School
     Founding Date: 1969
    Grades: PK-1225 Lombard St
    Presque Isle, ME 04769
    (207) 764-0134
  • Rank: #1313.
    Riley School
    Riley School Photo - writing in science journal
    Alternative School
     Founding Date: 1972
    Grades: PK-973 Warrenton St
    Rockport, ME 04856
    (207) 596-6405
  • Rank: #1414.
    Pen Bay Christian School
    (Baptist)
     Founding Date: 1975
    Grades: PK-81 Waldo Avenue
    Rockland, ME 04841
    (207) 596-6460
  • Rank: #1515.
    Temple Academy
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1977
    Grades: PK-1260 W River Rd
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207) 873-5325
  • Rank: #16-1716.- 17.
    The Bay School
    Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     Founding Date: 1980
    Grades: NS-817 Bay School Dr
    Blue Hill, ME 04614
    (207) 374-2187
  • Rank: #16-1716.- 17.
    Penobscot Christian School
    Penobscot Christian School Photo - Eathan O'Bryant of the Harlem Globetrotters visited PCS in March 2009 to present the "C.H.E.E.R. for Character" program. It stood for "Character, Healthy Mind & Body, Enthusiasm, Effort, Responsibility."
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1980
    Grades: PK-121423 Ohio Street
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207) 947-2704
  • Rank: #1818.
    Hartland Christian School
    (Baptist)
     Founding Date: 1981
    Grades: 1-1210 Elm St,
    Hartland, ME 04943
    (207) 938-4250
  • Rank: #1919.
    New Life Christian Academy
    (Assembly of God)
     Founding Date: 1982
    Grades: K-128 Drift Rd
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207) 935-3129
  • Rank: #2020.
    Maine Coast Waldorf School
    Maine Coast Waldorf School Photo - Maine Coast Waldorf High School Building
    Special Program Emphasis
     Founding Date: 1984
    Grades: PK-1257 Desert Rd
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207) 865-3900
  • Rank: #2121.
    Ashwood Waldorf School
    Ashwood Waldorf School Photo - Ashwood Waldorf School's grade school building
    Special Program Emphasis
     Founding Date: 1986
    Grades: PK-8180 Park St
    Rockport, ME 04856
    (207) 236-8021
  • Rank: #2222.
    Chop Point School
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1987
    Grades: K-12425 Chops Point Rd
    Woolwich, ME 04579
    (207) 443-3080
  • Rank: #23-2423.- 24.
    Damariscotta Montessori School
    Montessori School
     Founding Date: 1989
    Grades: PK-893 Center St
    Nobleboro, ME 04555
    (207) 563-2168
  • Rank: #23-2423.- 24.
    Future Builders School
    All-boys | Special Education School
     Founding Date: 1989
    Grades: 7-1233 Twin Pines Road
    Raymond, ME 04071
    (207) 655-1000
  • Rank: #2525.
    Center For Teaching & Learning
     Founding Date: 1990
    Grades: K-8119 Cross Point Rd
    Edgecomb, ME 04556
    (207) 882-9706
  • Rank: #2626.
    St. James School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1992
    Grades: PK-825 Graham Street
    Biddeford, ME 04005
    (207) 282-4084
  • Rank: #2727.
    Aucocisco School
    Aucocisco School Photo - First Day of School 2011
    Special Education School
     Founding Date: 1994
    Grades: 4-12126 Spurwink Ave
    Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
    (207) 773-7323
  • Rank: #2828.
    Living Waters Christian School
    Living Waters Christian School Photo - Living Waters Christian School | Home of the Lions
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1996
    Grades: PK-12197 Parker Farm Road
    Buxton, ME 04093
    (207) 517-6136
  • Rank: #2929.
    Brixham Montessori Friends School
    Montessori School
     Founding Date: 1997
    Grades: PK-518 Brickyard Court
    York, ME 03909
    (207) 351-2700
  • Rank: #30-3130.- 31.
    Poland Spring Academy
    Alternative School
     Founding Date: 1999
    Grades: PK-1214 Hope Springs Rd
    Poland, ME 04274
    (207) 998-4566
  • Rank: #30-3130.- 31.
    Seacoast Waldorf School
    Seacoast Waldorf School Photo - Our students follow a set curriculum developed for Waldorf Schools. This is a picture of a Geology block in 6th grade.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (5)
     Founding Date: 1999
    Grades: PK-8403 ME-236
    Eliot, ME 03903
    (207) 686-3140
  • Rank: #32-3332.- 33.
    Cricket Hunt School
    Cricket Hunt School Photo - Ms. Mahaney's and Mrs. Ashe-Ford's classes (3-5 year olds) celebrate New Year's at school!
    Alternative School
     Founding Date: 2001
    Grades: NS-240 Independence Drive
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207) 865-9696
  • Rank: #32-3332.- 33.
    Stepping Stones Montessori School
    Montessori School
     Founding Date: 2001
    Grades: PK-8195 Hallowell Rd
    Augusta, ME 04330
    (207) 626-5550
  • Rank: #3434.
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine Photo - Beginning in preschool, our weekly swim program at the Casco Bay YMCA is a highlight of our physical education program
    Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     Founding Date: 2002
    Grades: NS-699 South Freeport Road
    South Freeport, ME 04078
    (207) 865-3308
  • Rank: #3535.
    Boxberry School
    Boxberry School Photo - Morning Meeting. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday students participate in Morning Meeting - where they greet one another, share news worthy events that are exciting to them, and also play a quick game before snack time and morning academics.
    Founding Date: 2003
    Grades: K-4350 Island Pond Road
    Harrison, ME 04040
    (207) 743-9700
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