Best Public Schools in Fayette, ME

Summary:

The city of Fayette, Maine has a single elementary school, Fayette Central School, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 79 students. Over the past three school years, Fayette Central School's statewide ranking has declined significantly, dropping from 142 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 274 out of 288 in 2023-2024 and 248 out of 289 in 2024-2025. This suggests a concerning trend in the school's performance relative to other schools in the state.

Academically, Fayette Central School has struggled, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.03% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 33.33% for the Fayette Public Schools district and 49.38% for the state of Maine. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates, while higher, still lag behind the district and state averages. Additionally, Fayette Central School faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes.

Socioeconomic challenges may also be a factor, as over 54% of Fayette Central School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school may be serving a population with significant economic needs, which could impact resource allocation and student performance. Overall, the data indicates that Fayette Central School is facing a range of challenges, from declining statewide rankings to underperformance in core academic areas and high chronic absenteeism, that will require focused attention and intervention to address.

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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
Fayette Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2023 Main Street	Fayette	04349	Kennebec County	Fayette Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 685-4770	73	7	10.7	46.6%	65 (89.0%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	22	248^th of 289 public elementary schools	14.2%		10	274^th of 288 public elementary schools	4.9%	26	58.6	31.0	$23,905

Cities Near Fayette

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Vernon	5.16 mi	1	51^st
Wayne	5.71 mi	1	59^th
Readfield	6.32 mi	3	132^nd
Livermore	6.52 mi	1
Jay	7.49 mi	3	236^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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