Best Public Schools in Pittsfield, ME

Summary:

The city of Pittsfield, Maine is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Vickery School and Manson Park School) and one middle school (Warsaw Middle School) - all part of the Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53. While the schools face some common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, they also exhibit varying academic performance and student-teacher ratios.

Vickery School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 136 out of 288 Maine elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperformed the district and state averages in mathematics, with 61.54% proficient or better. In contrast, Warsaw Middle School ranked 64 out of 92 Maine middle schools, with a 2-star rating, but performed better than the district and state in English Language Arts, with 60.31% of students proficient or better.

Despite these differences, all three schools in Pittsfield share a common challenge - a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 56.13% at Warsaw Middle School to 58.06% at Manson Park School, suggesting that the area faces significant socioeconomic challenges. The student-teacher ratios also vary, with Manson Park School having the highest ratio at 15.5, which may indicate staffing challenges.

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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
Manson Park School	Public	PK-K	179 Lancey Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-2881	93	6	15.5	58.1%	87 (93.5%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)				$21,252
Vickery School	Public	1-4	170 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5575	228	26	8.7	57.5%	215 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	56.1	136^th of 288 public elementary schools	52.8%		42.8	187^th of 290 public elementary schools	35.5%	51	59.8	61.5		$22,330
Warsaw Middle School	Public	5-8	167 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5145	269	25	10.7	56.1%	242 (90.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	32.6	64^th of 92 public middle schools	30.4%		45.8	50^th of 96 public middle schools	47.9%	14	60.3	35.9	34.7	$25,245

Cities Near Pittsfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartland	8.27 mi	1	246^th
Canaan	8.46 mi	1	72^nd
Newport	8.87 mi	3	207^th
Troy	10.16 mi	1	262^nd
Clinton	10.43 mi	1	189^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.