Summary:
Regional School Unit 63/Maine School Admin District 63 contains a single standout middle school, Holbrook School, which has consistently ranked among the top 20 middle schools in Maine over the past three school years. Holbrook School maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong performance compared to other schools in the state.
Holbrook School outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 76.3% in ELA, 55.17% in Math, and 50.53% in Science, compared to the district averages of 73.46%, 56.75%, and 43.88%, respectively, and the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%. The school's performance has remained strong over the past two school years, with similar trends in proficiency rates.
While Holbrook School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 20.59% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a relatively low-income student population compared to the district and state, the school maintains a small student-teacher ratio of 8.7, indicating a favorable learning environment with more individualized attention for students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is an area that could benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student attendance and engagement.
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