Best Public Schools in Leeds, ME

Summary:

The city of Leeds, Maine has just one public elementary school, Leeds Central School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 199 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52, which is ranked 116 out of 177 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leeds Central School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools in recent years, with below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to both the district and state averages. The school has a high rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 48.74%, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

While Leeds Central School's small class sizes and dedicated staff may be assets, the data suggests that the school and the broader Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52 are facing significant challenges. Addressing chronic absenteeism, strengthening academic support in core subject areas, and exploring ways to better support the high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds could be potential areas for improvement to help the school and its students succeed.

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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
Leeds Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	1185 Route 106	Leeds	04263	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 524-5151	199	17	12.0	48.7%	180 (90.5%)	5 (2.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	36.8	215^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.3%		24	248^th of 290 public elementary schools	14.5%	33	60.8	42.2	33.3	$21,208

Cities Near Leeds

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Turner	4.43 mi	4	128^th
Wayne	4.99 mi	1	91^st
Monmouth	5.57 mi	2	97^th
Winthrop	7.14 mi	3	94^th
Greene	7.55 mi	1	100^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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