Summary:
The Regional School Unit 85/Maine School Admin District 19 contains only one elementary school, Lubec Consolidated School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 89 students. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 198 out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 265 out of 288 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating varying from 2 stars out of 5 to 0 stars during the same period.
Academically, Lubec Consolidated School has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the regional and statewide averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 61.4% in English Language Arts, 43.86% in Mathematics, and 41.18% in Science, all below the state and regional benchmarks. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (69.66% in 2023-2024) and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the same year.
Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1 in 2023-2024, Lubec Consolidated School appears to be struggling to provide its students with a strong academic foundation. The school's inconsistent performance and underachievement in core subjects suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in this Regional School Unit 85/Maine School Admin District 19 community.
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