Best Public Schools in Hallowell, ME

Summary:

The city of Hallowell, Maine is home to a single elementary school, Hall-Dale Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. As the sole school in the area, Hall-Dale Elementary is the primary educational institution for the Hallowell community, operating under the Regional School Unit 02 district.

Hall-Dale Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, dropping from 84th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 126th out of 288 in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school maintains a solid 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academically, Hall-Dale outperforms the Regional School Unit 02 district and the state of Maine in English Language Arts proficiency, with 70% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to 69.15% for the district and 65.43% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's 51.06% proficiency rate is higher than the state's 47.21% but lower than the district's 43.64%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 33.33% is on par with the state's 33.98% but lower than the district's 40.78%.

One area of concern for Hall-Dale Elementary is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is relatively high compared to national averages. Additionally, 30.42% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 suggests a focus on providing a personalized learning environment, which may contribute to its relatively strong academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	309	29	10.8	30.4%	268 (86.7%)	10 (3.2%)	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.6	161^st of 290 public elementary schools	44.5%	35	70.0	51.1	33.3	$21,322

Cities Near Hallowell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmingdale	1.15 mi	1	56^th
Augusta	2.11 mi	9	190^th
Gardiner	3.75 mi	3	149^th
Pittston	4.51 mi	1	136^th
Chelsea	4.61 mi	1	219^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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