Best Public Schools in Clinton, ME

Summary:

The city of Clinton, Maine has only one public elementary school, Clinton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 241 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Administrative District 49, which is ranked 139 out of 177 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Clinton Elementary School has seen a concerning decline in its performance and statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 152 out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 261 out of 288 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 0 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.9%) and Mathematics (41.8%) are significantly lower than the district (58.3% and 42.22%, respectively) and state (65.43% and 47.21%, respectively) averages.

Additionally, Clinton Elementary School faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is notably higher than the state average. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of students (57.26%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, which may present both advantages and challenges in terms of resources, staffing, and educational opportunities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Morrison Ave	Clinton	04927	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 426-2181	241	22	11.0	57.3%	206 (85.5%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	18.8	261^st of 288 public elementary schools	9.4%		40.5	193^rd of 290 public elementary schools	33.4%	68	45.9	41.8	$17,285

Cities Near Clinton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benton	3.48 mi	1	224^th
Fairfield	4.53 mi	3	227^th
Albion	5.5 mi	1	66^th
Winslow	6.06 mi	3	106^th
Waterville	6.43 mi	5	176^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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