Summary:
The Brewer Public Schools district in Maine consists of two schools: Brewer Community School, an elementary/middle school, and Brewer High School. While both schools have their strengths, the data reveals some notable differences in their performance and student populations.
Brewer Community School stands out as a relatively strong-performing elementary/middle school, ranking in the top 37% of Maine's elementary schools and achieving higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in core subjects. However, the school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate and serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of nearly 40%. In contrast, Brewer High School lags behind the district and state in academic proficiency, but maintains a respectable four-year graduation rate of 87.8% and has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 24.57%.
Overall, the Brewer Public Schools district offers a mix of academic performance, with Brewer Community School standing out as a stronger-performing elementary/middle school, while Brewer High School has room for improvement in student achievement. Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be an area of focus for the district to address in order to support student success across all grade levels.
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