Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54 is home to 5 elementary schools serving grades K-5: Mill Stream Elementary School, Bloomfield Elementary School, Margaret Chase Smith School - Skowhegan, Canaan Elementary School, and North Elementary School.

Among these schools, Canaan Elementary School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 100 elementary schools in Maine and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Canaan Elementary boasts the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (70.77%) and Mathematics (69.23%) compared to the other schools in the district and the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, which may contribute to its academic success.

While Canaan Elementary School excels, the other schools in the district generally perform below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. Additionally, all schools in the district have a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% compared to the state average, and the schools serve a population with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.09% at Mill Stream Elementary to 74.62% at North Elementary.

District Detail

196 West Front Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976

(207) 474-9508

SchoolDigger Rank:
103^rd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,193

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
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
Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	178 Main Street	Canaan	04924	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-3901	160	18	8.8	71.3%	146 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	79.9	58^th of 289 public elementary schools	79.9%		69.8	93^rd of 288 public elementary schools	67.7%	35	70.8	69.2		$31,209
Margaret Chase Smith School - Skowhegan	Public	4-5	40 Heselton Street	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-9822	180	14	12.5	75.6%	164 (91.1%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)	52.0	41.3	12.8	$18,758
North Elementary School	Public	PK-K	33 Jewett Street	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-2907	118	13	9.2	72.9%	106 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)				$27,086
Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	1-3	140 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-6221	267	31	8.5	74.9%	251 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	11.4	272^nd of 289 public elementary schools	5.9%		22.7	253^rd of 288 public elementary schools	12.2%	19	44.3	36.4		$21,506
Mill Stream Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Mercer Road	Norridgewock	04957	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 634-3121	309	29	10.5	66.7%	280 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	46.9	178^th of 289 public elementary schools	38.4%		41.9	193^rd of 288 public elementary schools	33.0%	15	61.0	56.9	23.2	$22,481

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Community Regional Charter School	1.17 mi	3	176^th
Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	6.94 mi	3	141^st
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	7.92 mi	1	164^th
Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	8.62 mi	4	124^th
Athens Public Schools	12.34 mi	1	52^nd

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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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