Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20 contains one elementary school, Fort Fairfield Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 205 students.

Fort Fairfield Elementary School is a standout institution within its district and the state of Maine. The school has consistently ranked in the top third of Maine elementary schools over the past three school years, with a high ranking of 48 out of 288 schools in 2023-2024. It maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other Maine elementary schools. Academically, Fort Fairfield Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency, with 75% and 65.22% of students proficient or better, respectively, in 2024-2025.

While the school faces a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, it effectively allocates its resources, as evidenced by its low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1. Additionally, the school serves a population with a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (60.49%), which can present unique challenges and opportunities for the school to support its students. Overall, Fort Fairfield Elementary School is a high-performing institution that is worthy of further exploration and potential replication of its successful practices.

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 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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