Best Public Schools in Norway, ME

Summary:

The city of Norway, Maine has only one public school serving grades PK-6, the Guy E Rowe School. This elementary school is part of the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Administrative District 17, which is ranked 163 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Guy E Rowe School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools for the past three years, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the Guy E Rowe School faces challenges, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 49.79% in ELA, 44.17% in Math, and 8.11% in Science, compared to district averages of 52.44%, 35.6%, and 18.47%, and state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024 may also contribute to its academic challenges.

Additionally, the Guy E Rowe School serves a high-poverty population, with 64.01% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This, combined with the school's low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, suggests the need for additional resources and support to address the academic performance and other challenges faced by the school and its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Guy E Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Main Street	Norway	04268	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-5183	428	35	12.3	62.9%	377 (88.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	19.8	253^rd of 289 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.2	257^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	49.8	44.2	8.1	$20,744

Cities Near Norway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paris	0.55 mi	3	259^th
South Paris	0.55 mi	1
Oxford	5.81 mi	1	261^st
West Paris	8.07 mi	1
Waterford	9.29 mi	1

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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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