Best Public Schools in Caswell, ME

Summary:

The city of Caswell, Maine has only one public school, the Dawn F Barnes Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of just 38 students. The school is part of the Caswell Public Schools district, which is ranked 175 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dawn F Barnes Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 157 out of 284 Maine elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 285 out of 289 in 2024-2025, with a 0-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 17.86% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.84%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a high percentage (86.84%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the small size of the school, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, the data suggests that Dawn F Barnes Elementary School is struggling to meet the academic needs of its students. Addressing the underlying factors that contribute to the school's performance challenges, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate and economic disadvantage of the student population, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes in Caswell, Maine.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Dawn F Barnes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1025 Van Buren Road	Caswell	04750	Aroostook County	Caswell Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 325-4611	45	3	16.0	86.7%	42 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	2.4	285^th of 289 public elementary schools	1.4%		1.8	285^th of 288 public elementary schools	1.0%		17.9	25.0	$29,350

Cities Near Caswell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Limestone	0.34 mi	3	265^th
Caribou	9.11 mi	3	186^th
Fort Fairfield	10.05 mi	2	88^th
Connor Twp	10.69 mi	1	252^nd
Woodland	13.73 mi	1	119^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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