Elementary Schools in Dayton Public Schools

Summary:

The Dayton Public Schools district in Maine has only one elementary school, Dayton Consolidated School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past few years, dropping from 129th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 219th out of 289 in 2024-2025, with its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 1 star during this time.

Academically, Dayton Consolidated School has seen mixed results. In the 2024-2025 school year, 57.38% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, slightly below the Dayton Public Schools district average of 64.02% and the Maine state average of 63.84%. In mathematics, the school performed better, with 45.9% of students proficient or better, higher than the district average of 39.02% but lower than the state average of 49.38%. The school's mathematics performance has improved from 55.56% proficient or better in 2023-2024, while its English Language Arts performance has remained relatively stable.

One area of concern for Dayton Consolidated School is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 27.34% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6, suggesting the school may be serving a population with greater educational needs and requiring more resources to support student success.

District Detail

21 Clarks Mills Road
Dayton, ME 04005

(207) 282-8280

SchoolDigger Rank:
145^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 128

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
Dayton Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Clarks Mills Road	Dayton	04005	York County	Dayton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-2283	128	12	10.4	35.9%	120 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	33.4	219^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.2%		46.2	182^nd of 288 public elementary schools	36.8%	37	57.4	45.9	$29,063

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 23	0.03 mi	8
Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	4.52 mi	7	108^th
Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	6.37 mi	8	107^th
Saco Public Schools	6.46 mi	5
Biddeford Public Schools	6.98 mi	6	147^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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