Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20

Summary:

Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20 is home to two schools: Fort Fairfield Middle/High School and Fort Fairfield Elementary School. These schools serve students in grades K-12 in the Fort Fairfield area. Overall, the district demonstrates a mix of high-performing and relatively strong schools, with some areas for improvement.

Fort Fairfield Middle/High School stands out as a consistently high-performing school, ranking among the top 30-45 high schools in Maine over the past 3 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 87.8% graduation rate, which exceeds the state average, and strong performance in English Language Arts, with 66% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 63.84%. In contrast, the school's Mathematics and Science scores are below the state averages.

Fort Fairfield Elementary School has also maintained a strong ranking, placing among the top 48-95 elementary schools in Maine over the past 3 years, with a 4-star rating. The school's standout performance is in Mathematics, with 65.22% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 49.38%. However, the school faces challenges, with a high percentage of students (60.49%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high-need student population. Both schools also struggle with a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average.

District Detail

28 High School Drive Suite B
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742

(207) 473-4455

SchoolDigger Rank:
53^rd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 426

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Fort Fairfield Middle/High School	Public	6-12	28 High School Drive Suite B	Fort Fairfield	04742	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 472-3271	238	23	10.2	45.4%	227 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	44.4	45^th of 119 public high schools	62.2%		57.3	26^th of 121 public high schools	78.5%	19	66.1	43.8	33.3	$19,189
Fort Fairfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Brunswick Avenue	Fort Fairfield	04742	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 472-3290	188	22	8.7	60.6%	174 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	71.7	84^th of 289 public elementary schools	70.9%		81.2	48^th of 288 public elementary schools	83.3%	36	75.0	65.2	24.3	$21,054

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easton Public Schools	9.19 mi	2	51^st
Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	9.58 mi	6	85^th
Regional School Unit 39	9.64 mi	4	117^th
Limestone Public Schools	9.65 mi	1	170^th
ME School of Science & Mathematics	9.71 mi	1

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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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