High Schools in Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41

Summary:

Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41 contains a single high school, Penquis Valley Middle/High School, which serves grades 6-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Maine high schools over the past three school years, with a performance rating of 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Penquis Valley Middle/High School's academic achievement lags behind state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (49.16%), Mathematics (25.99%), and Science (27.35%) significantly lower than the state averages (63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively). The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.8% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is significantly higher than the state average.

The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 79.4% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor may be contributing to the school's academic challenges and lower performance compared to the state. To address these issues, Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41 may need to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student achievement, reduce chronic absenteeism, and support the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged population.

District Detail

20 Howland Road
Lagrange, ME 04453

(207) 943-7317

SchoolDigger Rank:
166^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 578

Primary Schools: 2
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
Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Public	5-12	48 Penquis Drive	Milo	04463	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 943-7346	349	28	12.5	84.0%	323 (92.6%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	12.9	110^th of 119 public high schools	7.6%		17.2	106^th of 121 public high schools	12.4%	4	49.2	26.0	27.4	$22,057

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	12.65 mi	2	112^th
Regional School Unit 31/Maine School Admin District 31	15.46 mi	3	83^rd
Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	16.21 mi	3	149^th
Regional School Unit 34	18.47 mi	5	136^th

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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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