Best Public Schools in Litchfield, ME

Summary:

The city of Litchfield, Maine, is home to two elementary schools: Carrie Ricker School and Libby-Tozier School, both of which serve students in grades K-5 and are part of the Regional School Unit 04 district. While the data does not reveal any clear standout schools, a closer look at the key metrics suggests that both schools face challenges in terms of academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors.

According to the data, Carrie Ricker School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a ranking of 242 out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Both Carrie Ricker School and Libby-Tozier School have high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Carrie Ricker School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the regional and state averages for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.

Socioeconomic factors also appear to be a concern, as both Carrie Ricker School and Libby-Tozier School have high free and reduced lunch rates, at 37.34% and 38.19% respectively for the 2023-2024 school year. The student-teacher ratios also vary between the two schools, with Carrie Ricker School having a ratio of 8.2 and Libby-Tozier School having a ratio of 14.8 for the 2023-2024 school year.

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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
Carrie Ricker School	Public	3-4	573 Richmond Road	Litchfield	04350	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 268-4136	174	15	11.4	50.6%	169 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	24.3	242^nd of 289 public elementary schools	16.3%		37.4	212^th of 288 public elementary schools	26.4%	30	50.0	45.6	$24,728
Libby-Tozier School	Public	PK-K	466 Academy Road	Litchfield	04350	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-4273	143	11	13.0	50.3%	134 (93.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)			$21,793

Cities Near Litchfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wales	5.49 mi	1	258^th
West Gardiner	5.93 mi	1	149^th
Monmouth	7.67 mi	2	137^th
Sabattus	7.99 mi	2	217^th
Gardiner	8.41 mi	3	77^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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