Summary:
The city of West Newfield, Maine has only one public school, Line Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57.
Line Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 184th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 259th out of 289 in 2024-2025, placing it in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subjects, with a proficiency rate in English Language Arts of 49.58% in 2024-2025, compared to 63.44% for the district and 63.84% for the state. Additionally, Line Elementary has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which is lower than the state average. However, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 43.86%, indicates a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be contributing to the school's academic struggles. Overall, the data suggests that Line Elementary needs to focus on addressing the underlying factors contributing to the low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates in order to improve the academic performance and overall well-being of its students.
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