Fayette Public Schools

Summary:

Fayette Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that serves the town of Fayette, with only one elementary school, Fayette Central School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has seen a concerning trend of declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 142 out of 290 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 248 out of 289 in 2024-2025, earning a 1 out of 5 star rating.

Fayette Central School's academic performance is mixed, with 58.62% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 65.33% for the Fayette Public Schools district and 63.84% for the state. However, the school struggles significantly in mathematics, with only 31.03% of students proficient or better, compared to 33.33% for the district and 49.38% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 54.43%, indicating a population with significant economic challenges, which may impact student learning and achievement.

Another area of concern for Fayette Central School is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. This high rate of chronic absenteeism can negatively affect student learning and academic progress, and is an issue that the school and district should address to improve overall student outcomes.

District Detail

2023 Main Street
Fayette, ME 04349

(207) 685-4770

SchoolDigger Rank:
162^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 73

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Fayette Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2023 Main Street	Fayette	04349	Kennebec County	Fayette Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 685-4770	73	7	10.7	46.6%	65 (89.0%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	22	248^th of 289 public elementary schools	14.2%		10	274^th of 288 public elementary schools	4.9%	26	58.6	31.0	$23,905

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 38	3.97 mi	6	54^th
Winthrop Public Schools	7.67 mi	3	74^th
Regional School Unit 73	8.33 mi	4	156^th
Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	8.64 mi	6	96^th
Regional School Unit 18	10.66 mi	8	78^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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