Best Public Schools in Sedgwick, ME

Summary:

The city of Sedgwick, Maine has only one school serving grades PK-8 - Sedgwick Elementary School. With an enrollment of 73 students, Sedgwick Elementary has a low student-teacher ratio of 7.4, which could allow for more individualized attention. However, the school has faced challenges, ranking 205th out of 288 Maine elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sedgwick Elementary's academic performance is mixed, with a 55.81% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, lower than the Sedgwick Public Schools district average of 56.36% and the statewide average of 65.43%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 51.16% is higher than the statewide average of 47.21%, but lower than the district average of 52.73%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Sedgwick Elementary serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, with 43.84% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and strengthening literacy instruction could be important areas of focus for the school and district to improve student outcomes and support the community it serves.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Sedgwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	272 Snows Cove RD	Sedgwick	04676	Hancock County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 359-5002	73	10	7.4	43.8%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	38.8	205^th of 288 public elementary schools	28.8%		36.8	207^th of 290 public elementary schools	28.6%	2	55.8	51.2	$33,453

Cities Near Sedgwick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blue Hill	5.69 mi	1	83^rd
Brooksville	6.3 mi	1	133^rd
Brooklin	6.36 mi	1	47^th
Deer Isle	6.98 mi	2	226^th
Castine	8.19 mi	1	4^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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