Summary:
The city of Biddeford, Maine is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Biddeford Public Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 147th out of 176 districts in Maine and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating a need for improvement, a few schools stand out with signs of progress.
Biddeford Intermediate School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 140th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 122nd out of 288 in 2023-2024. Its test scores are also above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, Biddeford Middle School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 80th out of 96 Maine middle schools in 2022-2023 to 71st out of 92 in 2023-2024, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio among the schools in the data set.
However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, ranging from 23.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools in the data set have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 56.53% to 61.46%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. While Biddeford High School had a 87.8% four-year graduation rate in the 2023-2024 school year, its test scores were lower compared to the district and state averages.
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