Summary:
The Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01 is home to three elementary schools serving grades K-5: Pine Street Elementary School, Eva Hoyt Zippel School, and Mapleton Elementary School. These schools serve the local community, providing educational opportunities for students in the region.
Among the three schools, Mapleton Elementary School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 50 elementary schools in Maine over the past three school years. Mapleton's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81.13% of Mapleton students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.43% for the district and 63.84% for the state.
While all three schools in the district had a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, the data also suggests a potential relationship between the schools' socioeconomic factors and their academic performance. Pine Street Elementary had the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 61.9%, followed by Eva Hoyt Zippel School at 52%, and Mapleton Elementary at 37.34%. This could indicate that socioeconomic factors play a role in student achievement within the district, and addressing these factors could be an important focus for the district.
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