Summary:
The Patricia A Duran School is the sole elementary school in the Hermon Public Schools district, serving grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 463 students. This standout school has consistently ranked in the top half of Maine elementary schools, reaching as high as 56th out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
The Patricia A Duran School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), exceeds the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 70.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.55% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In the same year, 70.91% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 54.61% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school's ELA and Math proficiency rates have consistently exceeded the district and state averages over the past two school years.
The school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to the district and state, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which are likely contributing factors to its strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 22.68% is lower than the district and state averages, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.
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